whakatōnga
1. (noun) act of planting.
Ka tere mātātupu te kamokamo ki te rumakina ngā kākano ki te wai mō te pō i mua i te whakatōnga (PK 2008:431). / Marrow shoots quickly if it is immersed in water for a night before it is planted.
Synonyms: rerenga, rumaki, whakatō, whakatōtō, marotiritiri, pounga, ono, whakatiputipu
2. (noun) fertilisation.
Ko te whakatōnga te hononga tahitanga o te pūtau hema-toa (te tātea) me te pūtau hema-uwha (te kākano) e puta ai he uri (RP 2009:450). / Fertilisation is the fusion of the male and the female gametes (sperm and egg) in order to produce offspring (RP 2009:450).
