tūrepo
1. (noun) large-leaved milk tree, Streblus banksii, small-leaved milk tree, Streblus heterophyllus - spreading canopy trees growing up to 12 m high with a short, stout trunk. The large-leaved variety is found in lowland forests as far south as the Marlborough Sounds, while the small-leaved variety is found in moist areas in both the North and South Islands.
mahuetanga
1. (noun) survivors, those left behind, remnants.
Nō muri mai, ka patua e Te Pareihe rātau ko ana tuarā, a Te Momo, kātahi ka panaia ngā mahuetanga o Ngāti Te Koherā (TTR 1990:177). / Later Te Pareihe and his allies killed Te Momo and then drove out the remnants of Ngāti Te Koherā.
Synonyms: remu
2. (noun) abandonment, desertion, leaving behind, leaving.
Aoakewake, ka whakahauraro rātau. Ka riro ko ētehi rangatira o Ngāti Tūwharetoa hei kūpapa, ka amuamutia e Horonuku ki ō rātau mahuetanga i a ia; kāore he huringa ake atu i te whai i a Te Kooti (TTR 1994:141). / A few days later they surrendered. Some Ngāti Tūwharetoa chiefs had gone to the government side. Horonuku reproached them for having abandoned him, leaving him no option but to follow Te Kooti.
Synonyms: whakakorekore, whakareretanga, whakarere, whakakore, whākorekore, whakarerenga
nīkau
1. (noun) nīkau, Rhopalostylis sapida - a native palm, the fronds of which meet to form a bulbous head and the unbranched trunk has circular leaf scars. Flowering doesn't begin until a tree is about 30 years old. The tiny pinkish purple flowers hang down from below the base of the leaves. The bright red fruit take a year to ripen. Found in lowland forests of the North Island and as far south as Greymouth and Banks Peninsula in the South Island; nīkau palm leaves.
He rahi ngā kai ka kohia i te ngahere, ngā hua o te hīnau, te tawa me te miro; te pūhā, te uho o te nīkau; te aka perei me te tāwhara (Te Ara 2011). / Numerous foods were gathered from the forest, including fruits and berries from hīnau, tawa and miro; sowthistle; the hearts of nīkau palms; the roots of perei (potato orchids), and the bracts of kiekie.
houhi puruhi
1. (noun) narrow-leaved houhere, Hoheria angustifolia - tall soft-wooded grey-trunked endemic tree bearing masses of narrow sharply-toothed leaves and small clusters of white flowers that develop into dry papery winged fruits. Leaves 20-48mm long by 5-10mm wide (juvenile leaves much shorter and rounder). Flowers in groups of 1-8, on stalks 10-12mm long. A common mostly lowland forest species frequenting alluvial forest where it may at times be dominant. Often an important host for tāpia (white mistletoe, Tupeia antarctica).
karapapa
1. (noun) karapapa, Alseuosmia macrophylla - a shrub found in forest undergrowth from North Cape to the upper South Island that grows to about 2 m, with red-brown branches and dark green foliage. It has alternating glossy leaves with widely spaced teeth. The tubular flowers are 2.4-4 cm long and highly scented. They vary in colour from dark red to cream. Fruit is crimson.
2. (noun) oak-leaved toropapa, Alseuosmia quercifolia - a native shrub with glossy, variable lobed leaves (or sometimes long and thin) that are pale beneath and on reddish twigs. Flowers pinkish, tubular, drooping, sweet-smelling, clustered at base of leaves. Fruit small, red and fleshy.
toropapa
1. (noun) karapapa, Alseuosmia macrophylla - a shrub found in forest undergrowth from North Cape to the upper South Island that grows to about 2 m, with red-brown branches and dark green foliage. It has alternating glossy leaves with widely spaced teeth. The tubular flowers are 2.4-4 cm long and highly scented. They vary in colour from dark red to cream. Fruit is crimson.
See also karapapa
2. (noun) oak-leaved toropapa, Alseuosmia quercifolia - a native shrub with glossy, variable lobed leaves (or sometimes long and thin) that are pale beneath and on reddish twigs. Flowers pinkish, tubular, drooping, sweet-smelling, clustered at base of leaves. Fruit small, red and fleshy.
Synonyms: karapapa
maire kōtae
1. (noun) narrow-leaved maire, Nestegis montana - a many-branched, round-headed tree 10-15 m high with slender branches. Leaves are shiny, narrow and leathery. The trunk is usually short. Found from sea-level to 600 m in forests of the North Island and the northern South Island. Also known as maire rōroro.
See also maire, maire rōroro
Synonyms: maire rōroro
raurākau
1. (noun) manono, kanono, large-leaved coprosma, Coprosma grandifolia - a small native shrub to 6 m tall of lowland forests with pale bark and leathery-large leaves which are olive-green and wavy-edged. Flowers are greenish-white, spindly, in loose clusters. Its reddish orange berries are attractive to birds. The bark is used for producing the yellow colouring when dyeing muka.
2. (noun) rangiora, Brachyglottis repanda - a small tree to 6 m tall with very large, dull green, soft leaves which are white and felted underneath and have wavy edges. Tiny fragrant flowers cover the tree during spring and early summer. Found in both the North and South Islands.
2. (modifier) curly, twisted (especially of the grain of timber, hair, etc.).
E mea ana a Te Hokena ko te Merenīhia he potopoto, he mangu, he māhunga mingimingi, he pukukino, he kūare, tēnā ko ngā Māori e noho tahi ana rātou he roroa, he ngāwari, he takahoahoa, he kiri mā - ko ētahi rite tonu ki te Pākehā te mā (TP 1/1909:4). / Mr Hogan reports that the Melanesians are shortish, black, have curly hair, are volatile and uneducated, whereas the Māori that they are living with are tall, gentle, friendly and fair-skinned - some are as white as the Pākehā.
3. (noun) broad-leaved mingimingi, Leucopogon fasciculatus, Coprosma propinqua var. propinqua and prickly mingimingi, Leptecophylla juniperina subsp. juniperina - native shrubs with small, narrow leaves which alternate or are in tufts, prickly to touch. Fruit is red, pink, blue or white and the bark is black.
Synonyms: pātōtara, ngohungohu, mikimiki, mingi, tūmingi, hukihukiraho, taumingi, miki, inangapōriro
2. (verb) to be flabby.
3. (noun) broad-leaved mingimingi, Leucopogon fasciculatus, prickly mingimingi, Leptecophylla juniperina - native shrubs with small, narrow leaves which alternate or are in tufts, prickly to touch. Fruit is red, pink, blue or white and the bark is black.
See also mingimingi
Synonyms: taumingi, miki, tūmingi, mingimingi, inangapōriro, pātōtara
raurēkau
1. (noun) manono, kanono, large-leaved coprosma, Coprosma grandifolia - a small native shrub to 6 m tall of lowland forests with pale bark and leathery-large leaves which are olive-green and wavy-edged. Flowers are greenish-white, spindly, in loose clusters. Its reddish orange berries are attractive to birds. The bark is used for producing the yellow colouring when dyeing muka.
2. (noun) rangiora, Brachyglottis repanda - a small tree to 6 m tall with very large, dull green, soft leaves which are white and felted underneath and have wavy edges. Tiny fragrant flowers cover the tree during spring and early summer. Found in both the North and South Islands.
pōhuehue
1. (noun) convolvulus, bindweed, New Zealand bindweed, Calystegia sepium - a herbaceous perennial that twines around other plants to a height of up to 2-4 m. Leaves are arranged spirally, simple, pointed at the tip and arrowhead shaped, 5-10 cm long and 3-7 cm broad. Flowers are produced from late spring to the end of summer. The open flowers are trumpet-shaped, 3-7 cm diameter, white, or pale pink with white stripes. A name given to several climbing or trailing plants.
Ko te takiwā tonu tēnei hei tō i te hapi tae noa ki e mutunga o Hepetema. Ko tōna āhua e pēnei ana me te pōhuehue (TWMNT 17/7/1872:92). / This is the season to plant hops right until the end of September. Its form is similar to convolvulus.
See also pōhue
2. (noun) wire vine, Muehlenbeckia complexa - a native plant found behind sand dunes and on rocky ground. It has small, round to heart-shaped alternating leaves. The flowers are inconspicuous and the fruit is a black, three-angled seed in a fleshy, ice-coloured cup.
3. (noun) large-leaved muehlenbeckia, Muehlenbeckia australis - a native plant that often clambers over trees and shrubs, sometimes smothering other vegetation. The leaves are heart-shaped and the fruit tiny black seeds sitting in a white swollen flower.
Synonyms: puka
4. (noun) creeping muehlenbeckia, Muehlenbeckia axillaries - common in scrub and on river flats to subalpine altitudes south of Rotorua.
2. (noun) broad-leaved mingimingi, Leucopogon fasciculatus, prickly mingimingi, Leptecophylla juniperina - native shrubs with small, narrow leaves which alternate or are in tufts, prickly to touch. Fruit is red, pink or white and the bark is black.
See also mingimingi
Synonyms: mikimiki, mingimingi, hukihukiraho, pātōtara, ngohungohu, inangapōriro, taumingi, miki, mingi
manono
1. (noun) kanono, large-leaved coprosma, Coprosma grandifolia - a small native shrub to 6 m tall of lowland forests with pale bark and leathery-large leaves which are olive-green and wavy-edged. Flowers are greenish-white, spindly, in loose clusters. Its reddish orange berries are attractive to birds. The bark is used for producing the yellow colouring when dyeing muka.
patutiketike
1. (noun) manono, kanono, large-leaved coprosma, Coprosma grandifolia - a small native shrub to 6 m tall of lowland forests with pale bark and leathery-large leaves which are olive-green and wavy-edged. Flowers are greenish-white, spindly, in loose clusters. Its reddish orange berries are attractive to birds. The bark is used for producing the yellow colouring when dyeing muka.
2. (noun) karamū, shining karamū, Coprosma lucida - tall native shrub with green stems and glossy green pairs of leaves. Leaves 12-17cm long, oval, tapering to leaf stem and tip, main vein pale and causing a ridge on the upper and lower surface of leaf. Small colourless point on stem between bases of leaf pairs. Fruit red, in clusters.
See also karamū
Synonyms: karangū, karamū, kāramuramu
maire rōroro
1. (noun) narrow-leaved maire, Nestegis montana - a many-branched, round-headed tree 10-15 m high with slender branches. Leaves are shiny, narrow and leathery. The trunk is usually short. Found from sea-level to 600 m in forests of the North Island and the northern South Island. Also known as maire kōtae.
See also maire
Synonyms: maire kōtae
kapukiore
1. (noun) manono, kanono, large-leaved coprosma, Coprosma grandifolia - a small native shrub to 6 m tall of lowland forests with pale bark and leathery-large leaves which are olive-green and wavy-edged. Flowers are greenish-white, spindly, in loose clusters. Its reddish orange berries are attractive to birds. The bark is used for producing the yellow colouring when dyeing muka.
