2. (modifier) new, young, youthful, immature.
He pūwhero ngā raurau pūhouhou i te takurua. / The young leaves are reddish in winter.
3. (noun) young, hatchling, larva (insects).
Whanake ai ngā pūhouhou a ēnei ngāngara i ngā kōawa e mā ana, e āhua makariri ana te wai, he kirikiri, he kōhatu anō kei te takere. / The young of these insects develop in the clear streams, where the water is somewhat cold and the stream bed is sandy and stoney.
