1. (noun) parapara, Pisonia brunoniana, bird-catcher tree - a native shrub of quick, rather soft growth carrying leaves up to 40 cm long of dark glossy green with nodular ridges down the length of the fruit that secrete a sticky substance.
See also parapara
Synonyms: pūhāureroa, parapara
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