uhi

1. (verb) (ūhia,-a,-ngia) to cover, spread over.

Nō te taenga o Tā Hēmi Kara, ka ūhia te karauna e ngā tohunga ki runga i a Te Rata Mahuta Pōtatau hei kīngi (TP 11/1912:6). / When Sir James Carroll arrived Te Rata Mahuta Pōtatau was crowned.

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uhi

1. (noun) moko instrument (for puncturing the skin), moko chisel.

Tō mata i haea ki te uhi matarau (M 2004:256). / Your face was incised with the multi-pointed chisel.

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uhi

1. (noun) yam, Dioscorea sp.

I Te Riha ā rāua mahinga kai, he kūmara, he taro, he uhi, he rīwai, he kānga, he paukena, he merengi me ngā hua rākau pītiti (TTR 1990:69). / It was at Te Riha that they had their gardens and plantations, where they had kūmara, taro, yams, potatoes, corn, pumpkin, melons, and peach trees.

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uhi tīpāta

1. (noun) tea-cosy.

uhi perei

1. (noun) black orchid, Gastrodia cunninghamii - an endemic plant of North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands. Uncommon north of the Waikato. Usually montane and mostly in beech dominated forests or montane pine forest plantations. Sometimes found at lower altitudes in dark hollows within forest, especially in naturally cold sites. Brown or white flowers October-March, fruiting in December-May.