houama
1. (noun) whau, cork tree, corkwood, Entelea arborescens - a native tree with large, heart-shaped, toothed, soft leaves, large white flowers and distinctive fruit of large, brown, spine-covered seed capsules. Found in coastal areas of the North Island at the base of cliffs and in sheltered gullies. .
I hangaia ēnei waka mai i ngā rākau māori pērā i te whau me te houama, kātahi ka whakatina ki te mānuka (Te Ara 2014). / These craft were made of native wood from such as whau or houama, then fastened together with mānuka.
See also whau
