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kaurapa

1. (verb) to extended sideways - like the buttress roots at the base of some trees, e.g.pukatea.


2. (modifier) having lateral projections.

Ka toro atu ngā pakiaka kaurapa ki ngā taha o te tipu (RP 2009:403). / The lateral roots extend out to the sides of the plant.

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3. (noun) stock (of a gun).

I tangohia te pū a Te Rangihau e Te Pōtangaroa, ā, tāia iho ki te whenua, ka whati te kaurapa o te pū, ka rere a Te Pōtangaroa i te pari, ā, ka ora (JPS 1900:52). / Te Rangihau's gun was seized by Te Pōtangaroa, who dashed it on the ground and broke the stock of gun, and then leapt over a cliff and survived.

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4. (noun) cramp (of legs only).

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