2. (verb) to be flabby.
3. (noun) broad-leaved mingimingi, Leucopogon fasciculatus, prickly mingimingi, Leptecophylla juniperina - native shrubs with small, narrow leaves which alternate or are in tufts, prickly to touch. Fruit is red, pink, blue or white and the bark is black.
See also mingimingi
Synonyms: taumingi, miki, tūmingi, mingimingi, inangapōriro, pātōtara
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