rikiroa
1. (loan) (noun) leek.
Nō te tau 1773 ka whakatō a Kāpene Kuki rāua ko te kaiurungi a Tobias Furneaux i tētahi māra kī ana i te rīwai, te kāroti, te uhitea, te kāpeti, te riki, te rikiroa, te pāhiri, te uhikura, te panikakā, te kano pīni, te pīni tākihi, te pī, te keha me te witi (Te Ara 2017). / In 1773, Captain Cook and navigator Tobias Furneaux planted a garden full of potatoes, carrots, parsnips, cabbages, onions, leeks, parsley, radish, mustard, broad beans, kidney beans, peas, turnips and wheat.
Synonyms: riki