2. (noun) shield, padding, protection, garment wrapped round the arm as protection from blows.
Ko ōna rākau patu, he kōpere, he taiaha, he hoari, he puapua (TWM 22/8/1863:3). / His weapons were bows and arrows, spears, swords and shields.
Synonyms: kaikaro, taumaru, whakahaumaru, pātūtū, taumarumaru, tiaki, tiakitanga, papare, whakangungu rākau, waonga, amarara, hamarara, parahau, whakahau, whakangungu, pare, tiakanga, whakamaru
3. (noun) wreath.
4. (noun) vulva.
Ko te puapua te puaretanga o te tara o te wahine. / The vulva is the external opening of a woman's vagina.
5. (noun) pistil, carpel.
Synonyms: hema-uwha
6. (noun) petal.
Hei tango i te tae ka kopenua ka tātaritia ngā puapua mā ngā puapua o te toetoe, ērā momo tipu (Te Ara 2015). / To extract the juice, the petals were crushed and strained through toetoe and such plants.
Synonyms: raupua
7. (noun) clematis, Clematis paniculata, Clematis forsteri - climbing plants with white, showy flowers and hand-shaped arranged leaves with three 'fingers'. The seed heads are fluffy.
See also puawānanga
