keka
1. (noun) ear fungus, cloud ear fungus, Auricularia polytricha - a thin, fleshy, ear-like growth, shiny dark brown on one side and dull whitish grey on the other. Common on both live and dead trunks of broad-leaved forest trees, particularly onmāhoe, karaka and houhere.
He keka piri ki te hinahina, he kai nā Mangumangu (W 1971:113). / Cloud ear fungus that clings to māhoe, food of Mangumangu.
See also hakeke
