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1. (noun) forest.

Nāku koe i tiki atu ki te wao nui a Tāne (JPS 1893:212). / It was I who fetched you from the great forest of Tāne.

māhoe wao

1. (noun) māhoe wao, narrow-leaved māhoe, Melicytus lanceolatus - a slender, erectly branching small tree with long alternate leaves that have finely saw-toothed margins. Leaves towards the outer extremities of the branches. The fruit is a dark-purple berry.

Wao tōtara

1. A forest of tōtara: a gathering of esteemed ones.

Taku wao tōtara i rutua e ngā hau pūkerikeri a Tāwhiri / my noblemen who were uprooted by the violent winds of Tāwhiri.

Maire tū wao

1. A maire which stands within the overgrowth unhindered by other trees around it.

E kore te maire tū wao e raru i ngā raruraru o te wā / the maire which stands in the forest is not daunted by the present problems.

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