rāpupuku
1. (verb) to bud, put forth buds.
Kua pihi te tokotoko a Ārona, tā te whare o Rīwai, kua wana, kua rāpupuku, kua kohera hoki he puāwai, kua hua he aramona (PT Tauanga 17:8). / The rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
2. (noun) bud, flower bud, knop.
Ā he hīta i roto i te whare, he mea whakairo ki te rāpupuku, ki te puāwai kowhera (PT Kingi 1 6:18). / And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers.
