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1. (noun) korokio, Corokia cotoneaster - a native shrub with alternating spoon-shaped long leaves, silvery white below and bright yellow, star-like flowers. Fruit is bright red to yellow. Has black bark and tangled zigzag branches; Corokia buddleoides - a native shrub with long, narrow, alternating leaves, silvery white below. Bright yellow flowers are star-like and the fruit dark red to black.
See also korokio tāranga
2. (noun) dwarf cabbage tree, pigmy cabbage tree, Cordyline pumilio - found in the northern half of the North Island in scrubby areas. Has a short stem and long narrow leaves and does not grow higher than 1 m.
See also mauku, tī rauriki
