māpou
1. (noun) māpou, Myrsine australis - a small tree to 7 m tall with leaves that have wavy edges, often with reddish spots, and the young stems are red. The bark of the mature branches and trunk are grey. Found along forest margins and in scrubland throughout the North, South and Stewart Islands.
Ko te kiri o te māpou e horoi ka pāera, ka whakatē i te wai, ā waiho i roto i te waha kia ngaro te niho tunga (TTT 1/12/1929:1956). / Wash the bark of the māpou tree, boil it, squeeze out the liquid and leave it in the mouth until the toothache disappears.
