2. (verb) to be annihilated, obliterated, exterminated, wiped out.
Orooro noa a Ngāti Maru, kīhai i rere tētahi, kīhai i aha (W 1971:242). / Ngāti Maru were annihilated, not one escaped, none what-so-ever.
Synonyms: monemone noa, pāhorehore
3. (noun) Kirk's tree daisy, Brachyglottis kirkii - an epiphyte or ground shrub to 3 m tall found in forests throughout the North Island. It has variable soft leaves with shallowly toothed margins. The white daisies are showy in spring.
See also kohurangi
