karaka
1. (adjective) be orange.
He harakeke iraira, he mumura te kākāriki o ngā whā, he kōwhai ngā tāekaeka, he karaka ngā tapa me te tuaka, he mā, he mōhinuhinu te muka o tēnei harakeke (PK 2008:603). / A variegated flax, with bright green leaves, yellow stripes, orange edges and midrib, while the fiber of this flax is white and shiny.
2. (noun) fruit of the karaka, karaka, Corynocarpus laevigatus - tree with dark green, very glossy, large leaves and orange berries containing seeds which are poisonous unless roasted. Cultivated by Māori. Found on coastal regions.
E tupuria ana taua rākau e te pūkohukohu, ā e kore e hua i taua pūkohukohu, he mea mahi tērā e te tangata kia hua ai te karaka (TW 2/10/1875:258). / A moss grows on that tree which prevents it bearing fruit. People cleaned them so that the karaka tree fruited.
Synonyms: kōpī
2. (adjective) be reddish-brown, ginger-coloured, chestnut, burnt orange, ochre.
He matamoe te ingoa, ā, he āhua rarahi tonu. He āhua pākākā me te mōhinahina ka whakauru haere (HP 1991:15). / Its called a short-finned eel and it's rather large and brownish with touches of grey.
3. (noun) reddish-brown, ginger-coloured, chestnut, burnt orange, ochre.
Kei roto tonu mai i te waharoa ki te whare karakia me te urupā o te Rīpeka Tapu kei Waipārera tētahi whakamaharatanga marutuna e whā mita te teitei. Ko te āhua ia, he pou māpere e whakatāekaekatia ana e te pākākā, ā, e toko ana i te anahera māpere mā (TTR 1994:76). / Just inside the gateway to the Rīpeka Tapu Church and cemetery at Waipārera is a four-metre-tall monument. It is in the shape of a marble pole flecked with brown supporting a white marble angel.
whero
1. (verb) to be red, turn red.
Kite noa ake ngā iwi o Tū-parahaki kua whero tonu te wai o te awa o Rangi-tāiki i te toto tangata (NIT 1995:151). / Tū-parahaki's people saw that the water of the Rangi-tāiki River had turned red with men's blood.
Synonyms: kura, pākurakura, ura, pūwhero, ngangana, tōwhero, waipū, nganangana, hīwera, kākaramea
2. (adjective) be red.
He whero te kara o ngā pua o te pōhutukawa. / The colour of the flowers of the pōhutukawa is red.
3. (modifier) red, reddish-brown, orange-red.
Otirā ehara i te mea ko te pītiti anake, engari ko ngā āhua rākau katoa pēnā tonu tō rātou ritenga tae iho ana ki ngā huarākau ririki, arā, ki te karani pango, mā, whero, me te rāhipere, me te kūpere me ētahi atu o ngā huarākau ririki katoa (TP 12/1905:7). / But it's not as if it is only peaches, but all sorts of trees that are treated in that way, including small fruits, that is, black, red and white currants, raspberries, gooseberries and all the other small fruits.
4. (noun) red, reddish-brown, orange-red.
Ko te pou rāhui te tohu o te rāhui, he mea pani ki te whero (Te Ara 2014). / A rāhui was indicated by a post, painted red.
pamakaranete
1. (loan) (noun) pomegranate, Punica granatum - a tree and an orange-sized fruit with a tough golden-orange outer skin containing many seeds in a red pulp.
Synonyms: pamekaranete
kapu parahua rahi
1. (noun) inflated cushion star, Stegnaster inflatus - a rare species of echinoderm, similar to the common cushion star, but larger, thicker, arched in the middle and more brilliantly coloured buff, orange, orange-vermilion, purple or greyish-green. Found from Hauraki Gulf to Timaru.
2. (noun) pīngao, golden sand sedge, Desmoschoenus spiralis - a native plant with golden-orange, polished, arching, narrow leaves which grows on sand dunes. Its dried leaves are used for weaving and 'tukutuku' panels for their bright yellow-orange colour.
Ka haere ki te rapu i ngā pīngao, ā, tae atu hoki ki ngā kiekie (TWK 43:27). / We went to look for pīngao and also kiekie.
kōhia
1. (noun) New Zealand passionfruit, Passiflora tetrandra - native tendril climber with alternating, pointed, shiny leaves, white flowers smaller than the garden passionfruit and orange-coloured, pear-shaped fruit.
Synonyms: pōhue, kūpapa, kohe, kāhia, kaimanu, akakaikū, akatororaro, akakūkū, akakaikūkū, akakaimanu
kōkako
1. (noun) kōkako, Callaeas cinerea - a large, dark bluish-grey, rare forest bird of limited flight with a black facial mask, blue wattles (North Island), a short strongly arched bill, long black legs and a long tail. The South Island has orange wattles but is thought to be extinct. Personified in the following example.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 172;)
Ko ngā mea i kite ai au ko Kōkako, e kō mai ana i runga i ngā taukahiwi, ko Tīwaiwaka, e tītakataka ana i mua i taku aroaro. (JPS 1913:115). / What I saw were Kōkako singing on the ridges and Tīwaiwaka flitting about in front me.
Synonyms: hōkako
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.
2. (noun) water fern, Histiopteris incisa - creeping native ground fern. Young fronds a distinctive pea green, and lobed like an oak leaf. It grows in moist clearings, edges of forest and along stream banks.
3. (noun) ring fern, Paesia scaberula - creeping native ground fern. Its fine, lacy, yellowish-green fronds are often sticky, with zigzag chestnut-brown stalks and have a distinctive smell. Common on cleared, sunny ground.
4. (noun) pink maomao, Caprodon longimanus - uniformly pink fish with red-orange on the head and pectoral fins edged with pale blue. Body narrow and elongated with a deeply forked tail and long pectoral fins.
Synonyms: mātā
matuawhāpuku
1. (noun) scorpionfish, red rock cod, Scorpaena cardinalis - a fish from the northern North Island east coast, with variable colouration, usually mottled red, orange-brown and white. Spiny head and large mouth, eyes prominent. Inhabits rocky reefs at depths of less than 154 m.
Synonyms: pāhuiakaroa, pūaiwhakarua, pūhaiwhakarua, rai, rarai
maukoro
1. (noun) native broom, Carmichaelia australis - a native shrub found in the northern half of the North Island. It has leaves 5-6 mm long, usually 5-7 in a group, but is often leafless. Branchlets are green and strap-like and the tiny flowers are white with purple veins. Seeds are orange-red, hanging in the frame-like remains of pods.
See also tainoka
Synonyms: tarangahape, tainoka, mākaka, taunoka
