2. (noun) shining broadleaf, Griselinia lucida - a shrub with large, leathery, very glossy, alternating leaves. The fruit is dark purple. It often grows up in trees, extending its white, pliable roots down the trunk of the host tree, eventually becoming an independent tree.
4. (noun) swamp maire, Syzygium maire - a tree of swampy forests with a smooth-barked trunk, red berries and elliptic-oblong leaves tapering at each end and in pairs.
See also maire tawake
puka
1. (noun) (stationery) sheet.
Synonyms: whārangi
pukā
1. (intransitive verb) to be eager, impatient, jealous.
Hei ētahi wā, ka noho ko ngā wāhine hei whakaohooho i ngā wairua o ngā tāne kia pukā, kia nguha, kia whawhai mō te whenua, mō tētahi atu take rānei (Te Ara 2012). / Sometimes women exhorted men to act, to fight fiercely and to fight for land, or for some other cause.
Synonyms: taruhae, pūhaehae, tūāhae, tarahae, wene, hae, harawene
2. (intransitive verb) to be overheated, out of breath, exhausted - due to exertion or emotion such as anger, fear, etc.
Ka pukā taku manawa i te pikinga ki te tihi o te puke. / I was out of breath from climbing to the top of the hill.
Synonyms: tūngāngā, hēmanawa, pau [te] hau, hē te manawa, ngaengae, naenae
3. (modifier) eager, impatient, pationate.
He tangata tino pukā nei a Te Putu, ū tonu te mahi, he tino tūpato ki ngā mokamoka, whai hoki kia tino tika tonu āna mahi katoa (TTR 1998:86). / Kelly was intensely passionate person, dedicated and meticulous about detail and a perfectionist in everything he did.
4. (modifier) spongy, porous, honeycombed (of wood, etc.).
Waiho au kia pōaha ana, he rimu pukā, kei te ākau (M 2004:90). / Let me remain empty, like the porous seaweed on the shore.
2. (loan) (noun) book, booklet.
I te tau 2001, ka puta te puka a Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori me tā rātou tono kia tukua he manu aute kia rere i te rā tahi o te tau hou (Te Ara 2012). / In 2001 the Māori Language Commission's booklet appeared with their request that kites could be flown on the first day of the new year.
whīnau puka
1. (noun) pōkākā, Elaeocarpus hookerianus - a canopy tree found in lowland to montane forest with a trubk up to 1 m diameter. This tree has a distinct juvenile form which has twisted, interlacing branches with scattered narrow oval leaves (5cm x 6mm), the leaves have saw like teeth on the margins. Adult leaves are narrow-oblong (3-11cm x 1-3cm) are leathery and have a prominent mid vein and blunt serrations on the margins. Little pale yellow flowers. The fruit is a purplish oval drupe about 8mm long. Greyish white bark.
puka kaute
1. (loan) (noun) account statement, balance sheet.
Synonyms: ripanga kaute
pukanui
1. (noun) puka, Meryta sinclairii - a tree with large, shiny, leathery leaves found in warm climates and native to the Three Kings Islands and on the Hen and Chicken Islands. Fruit black and succulent. It is common as a garden tree in warmer parts of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Synonyms: puka
