karamū
1. (noun) karamū, Coprosma lucida, Coprosma macrocarpa and Coprosma robusta - native shrubs and small trees with pale bark and large leathery glossy leaves. Flowers are greenish white, spindly, in loose clusters and the fruit reddish orange and much sought after by native birds.
Ka utaina ngā peka mākū o te whau me te karamū ki runga i te ahi, ko te koromāhu hei rongoā mō ngā poroiwi kua whati (Te Ara 2012). / Wet branches were thrown on a fire with whau and karamū, to make steam as treatment for broken bones.
See also kāramuramu
Synonyms: karangū, patutiketike, kāramuramu
