makamaka
1. (verb) (-ia) to throw (repeatedly), put, place.
E hī ana ka epaina rātou ki te kōwhatu, ka mahara rātou ko wai rānei e makamaka iho ana i te kōwhatu i runga i te pari (TWM 2/7/1868:4). / They were fishing when they were pelted with stones and they wondered who was throwing stones from up on the cliff.
Synonyms: waiho, hoatu, whoatu, uaki, moka, panga, whakatū, wāhanga, whakanoho, whakanohonoho, whakatakoto, whiu, taiwhanga, wāhi, kopou, whiuwhiu, maka
2. (noun) makamaka, Ackama rosifolia - small spreading tree of lowland forest between Kataia and Whangārei. The pinnate leaves have sharp teeth on the margins and a reddish tinge on the undersurfaces. The tiny cream flowers are profuse in spring.
3. (noun) bushman's mattress, Lygodium articulatum - loosely climbing native fern with long, wiry, twisting stalks reaching into the tops of trees. Side stalks fork 2-3 times, ending in long, strap-like leaflets. Common in lowland forest of the northern half of the North Island.
See also mangemange
Synonyms: mounga, mākaka, mangemange
