2. (stative) be ripe, mature (of fruit).
Ka maoa ngā hua o te tawa me te taraire i te tōmuringa o te raumati me te tōmuatanga o te ngahuru (Te Ara 2011). / The fruit of tawa and taraire are ripe in late summer and early autumn.
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