2. (noun) silvery sand grass, Spinifex sericeus - a native plant of the sand dunes with silvery, grassy leaves covered in silky hairs. Seeds are on large spiky balls which are released from the female plants in late summer.
See also kōwhangatara
Synonyms: kōhangatara, turikākoa, kōwhangatara
3. (noun) ridge dividing the rows of pākati carving pattern.
