1. (noun) pigeonwood, Hedycarya arborea - a tree with dark glossy leaves with widely spaced toothed margins. Flowers simple, green, around 1cm wide, arranged in small sprays. Fruit orange, oval, about 1cm long.
See also porokaiwhiri
Synonyms: poroporokaiwhiria, porokaiwhiri, porokaiwhiria, kaiwhiri
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
