2. (noun) young unexpanded leaves (of plants such as the kiekie).
Ko te tāwhara ko te hua tēnei, ko te kōrito o te kiekie e tupu ana i runga i ngā rākau pūwharawhara (TWK 43:17). / The edible flower bracts and the young leaves of the kiekie grow on clumps of trees.
3. (noun) cooked raupō roots.
4. (noun) soft outer part of the shoulder-blade.
5. (noun) dark-green opaque variety of pounamu.
