2. (noun) spring season, warmth.
Ka waiho ngā kūmara ki ngā rua puta noa i te hōtoke. Ko ngā kūmara kāore i kainga, ka whakatōhia ā te aroaromahana ka whai (Te Ara 2015). / The kūmara were left in underground pits over winter. The kūmara that weren't eaten were planted out the following spring.