māpere
1. (noun) middle finger, middle toe.
I konei ka whara tana ringa mauī, ka ngaro te māpere me te mānawa (TTR 1990:220). / Here he was wounded losing the two middle fingers of his left hand.
Synonyms: tōroa
2. (noun) cutty grass, Gahnia setifolia - a native sedge of light forest and scrub with long, harsh, cutting leaves growing in a tuft. Flowers are tall, weeping on a solid triangular stem. Reddish-brown seeds.
