kōrau
1. (noun) turnip and other similar root crops.
Ko te paukena me ērā atu tini hue, te tōnape me ērā atu kōrau, nā te Pākehā ēnā i mau mai, koia i kīia ai he hue Pākehā, he kōrau Pākehā (TP 1/1911:4). / Pumpkins and the many other types of gourd-like squash, turnips and other root crops were introduced by the Pākehā, hence they are called introduced gourds and introduced root crops.
2. (noun) fern shoots, edible fern leaves.
Ka haere te iwi nei ki te mahi aruhe, kōrau, mamaku, pītau (JPS 1928:182). / The people proceeded to collect fern root, edible fern leaves, mamaku, and succulent fern shoots.
3. (noun) black tree fern, Cyathea medullaris - a giant tree fern with flattish oval frond scars on the trunk, black and very thick frond stalks and arching fronds. Common in damp forest gullies.
See also mamaku
