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Rōhi

1. (loan) (personal name) Rose.

Nō te rironga o taua pononga ka tukua mai a Tami Rōhi hei pononga mō Rī Pū (TKM 22/11/1849:2). / When that servant departed Tom Rose was sent as a servant for Lee Boo.

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weki riki

1. (noun) rose-coloured brittle-star, Amphiura rosea - a small, pink, very slender-armed starfish abundant in soft mud from 10-35 m in the Hauraki Gulf .

rōhi

1. (loan) (noun) rose (flower).

He koroa te pare o te Airihi, he kōtimana anō tō te Kōtimana, he rōhi tō te Ingarihi, he huia tō te Māori (TP 4/1900:11). / The shamrock is the emblem of the Irish, the thistle for the Scots, the rose for the English and the huia feather for the Māori.

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rūpi

1. (loan) (noun) ruby - a rare precious stone varying in colour from deep crimson or purple to pale rose.

E kīia ana he emara, he hāpita, he kāreti, he rūpi, he opera aua kōhatu (TW 2/11/1878:7/547). / Those stones are said to be emeralds, jaspers, garnets, rubies and opals.

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Synonyms: kōkōwai

tōwai

1. (noun) tawhero, Weinmannia silvicola - a forest tree similar to kāmahi with long, leathery, dark green leaves having blunt teeth. Flowers white to pale rose. Found in the North Island.

2. (noun) kāmahi, Weinmannia racemosa - a forest tree with long, leathery, dark green leaves having blunt teeth. Flowers white to cream or pale rose. Found throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand.

See also kāmahi

Synonyms: tawhero

tawhero

1. (noun) tawhero, tōwai, Weinmannia silvicola - a forest tree similar to kāmahi with long, dark green leaves having blunt teeth. Flowers white to pale rose. Found in the North Island.

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2. (noun) kāmahi, Weinmannia racemosa - a forest tree with long, leathery, dark green leaves having blunt teeth. Flowers white to cream or pale rose. Found throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand.

See also kāmahi

Synonyms: tōwai

kāmahi

1. (noun) kāmahi, Weinmannia racemosa - a forest tree with long, leathery, dark green leaves having blunt teeth. Flowers white to cream or pale rose. Found throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Te paki o Hewa

1. Rose tinted glasses.

The fine weather of false impression. /

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