tītoki
1. (noun) tītoki, Alectryon excelsus - common on river flats this tree has alternating, almost opposite leaves in four to six pairs, mostly without teeth. Flowers have no petals. Small seed capsules are brownish and hairy but open to reveal the large, black, glossy seeds and striking scarlet surrounds.
tau tītoki
1. (noun) year the tītoki fruits plentifully, unspecified time in the future, one day.
He rangatira nō te tau tītoki (TP 2/1909:11). / A chief of the tītoki season. (A whakataukī referring to irregular fruiting of the tītoki, the fruit of which was prized for its oil. In times of scarcity only chiefs had a supply.)
Uru: Āwhea ka mutu tō whakamau ki a ia? Pare: Aua. Hei te tau tītoki rā anō pea (HJ 2012:145). / Uru: When will your grudge agains him end? Pare: I don't know. One day in the distant future perhaps.
