koro
1. (noun) bay, cove, inlet.
Ko Pōmare te rangatira o Matauwhi, he koro ki te tonga o Kororāreka (TTR 1990:114). / Pōmare was chief over Matauwhi, a cove south of Russell.
Synonyms: whanga, tāwhangawhanga, awhenga, kopanga, korutanga, kowhanenga, kokoru, koko, kokorutanga
2. (noun) noose.
Ka oti, kei te hanga i ngā koro o te rore (NM 1928:13). / When that was completed, he made the nooses of the trap.
Synonyms: kono, kōpeti, koromāhanga, tari, karu māhanga, māhanga, naha, reti, kaha, tāwhiti
3. (noun) white rata, climbing rata, Metrosideros perforata - woody long-climbing vine. Leaves more or less circular, dark green above, pale green below, both surfaces covered in fineglandular spots (especially evident on leaf undersides). Flowers white (rarely pink) in dense, terminal, fluffy, clusters.
See also akatea
Synonyms: whakapiopio, akatoki, torotoro, akatea, akatorotoro, aka
