waipounamu
1. (noun) greenstone, nephrite, jade.
Kāhiwahiwa kau ana, me te āhua waipounamu nā anō (NM 1928:133). / It was intensely dark, like the colour of greenstone itself.
Synonyms: pounamu
1. (noun) greenstone, nephrite, jade.
Kāhiwahiwa kau ana, me te āhua waipounamu nā anō (NM 1928:133). / It was intensely dark, like the colour of greenstone itself.
Synonyms: pounamu
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