1. (modifier) shady, shaded.
Kāhore he motu ngāherehere tūmaru o taua koraha, engari ngā nīkau torutoru e tupu takitahi ana i taua koraha (KO 15/5/1883:15). / There were no shady groves of forest in that barren land, but just a few nīkau trees growing individually in that open country.
Synonyms: tāmaru, pūruru, taumarumaru, kauruku, taumaru, maru, marumaru, pāruru
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