tōpuku
1. (modifier) round, rounded.
He kōhatu tōpuku tonu, he mea tārei ki te kiripaka (W 1971:437). / A round rock fashioned from quartz.
Synonyms: koropuku, kōpio, porotītiti, porotaitaka, porotiti, porokawa, whakaawhiwhi, karapoi, whiringa, kunekune, kōtakataka, porowhita, rauna
2. (noun) round cord plaited with four strands.
See also tari-kākāriki
Synonyms: tari-karakia, tuapuku, tuamaka, tari-kākāriki, rauru, whiri papa, whiri kawe, kārure, whiri pāraharaha, whiri pekapeka, whiri taurakeke, whiri iwituna, tātoru
3. (noun) bulb.
I ētahi tipu, pērā i te riki, ka tupu mai he tōpuku hou ki te pūtake o ngā tōpuku tawhito (RP 2009:446). / In some plants, such as the onion, new bulbs develop at the base of the old bulb.
