1. (noun) poroporo, Solanum aviculare - native shrub to 3 m tall with dark, soft, lance-shaped or lobed, alternating leaves. Flowers are white to blue-purple and the fruit yellow to orange. Most common along the edges of forest and in scrub. The fruit is poisonous until fully ripe.
See also poroporo
Synonyms: kohoho, tūpurupuru, pōporo
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