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tākaka

1. (noun) bracken, Pteridium esculentum - creeping native ground fern spread by underground rhizomes which were an important food source for Māori. Harsh fronds on smooth chestnut-brown stems. Very common in open places throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand.

E kapi katoa ana te nuinga o te whenua i te tākaka me te taekai (TTR 1996:280). / Most of the land was covered in bracken fern and scrub.

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See also rarauhe

Synonyms: manehu, mārohi, rahurahu, rarauhe, rarauwhe, rārahu

2. (noun) wharangi, Melicope ternata - a native tree with shiny untoothed leaves dotted with fine glands, small green flowers and shiny black seeds in small dry capsules. Found in coastal and lowland forests of the North and northern South Islands.

See also wharangi

Synonyms: wharangi, houkūmara

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