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mounga

1. (noun) treasure, masterpiece, anything excellent.

Ka noho tēnei tauira whakairo hei taonga whakahirahira, ko tētahi o ngā tino mounga o te motu (TTR 1994:86). / This type of decoration remains as an important treasure, one of the country's masterpieces.

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2. (noun) bushman's mattress, Lygodium articulatum - loosely climbing native fern with long, wiry, twisting stalks reaching into the tops of trees. Side stalks fork 2-3 times, ending in long, strap-like leaflets. Common in lowland forest of the northern half of the North Island.

See also mangemange

Synonyms: makamaka, mangemange

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