1. (noun) hard resinous wood (of rimu, kahikatea, etc.).
Mahia ai te tao i te tawa, te kāpara, ā, hei ētahi wā mahia mai ai te aka (Te Ara 2015). / Bird spears were made from tawa wood, resinous heartwood of rimu or kahikatea, and sometimes of the stems of climbing plants.
Synonyms: katea
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