mahaki
1. (noun) skin disease, rash, blight.
Kua tukua te pānui a te Kāwanatanga ki ngā iwi Māori kia whakatōngia ētahi atu kai, kia kaua e whakamanawa atu ki te taewa anake, arā te kūmara, te paukena, te kōrau, te kāreti, te pānipi, me ērā atu kai kāhore nei e mate i te mahaki (TP 11/1905:8). / A government announcement has been issued to Māori tribes to plant other crops and not rely solely on potatoes, such as kūmara, pumpkins, turnips, carrots, parsnips and other crops which won’t be affected by blight.
Synonyms: kauhikahika, remurere, waihakihaki, kōpukupuku, hakihaki, hīkaka, pokerenoa