pihinga
1. (noun) shoot, young plant, seedling.
Arā anō he aruhe i kainga e te Māori, tae atu ki ngā pihinga o te kōwaowao, te rereti, te mouku, te huruhuru whenua, te koru o te kiokio me te pikopiko (Te Ara 2012). / Māori ate other ground ferns, including the young shoots of hound’s tongue fern, rereti, hen and chickens fern, the shining spleenwort, the young curled shoots of kiokio and common shield fern.
Synonyms: tupu, tipu, wana, kotete, kōkihi, wene, pupuhi, pihi, pipihi, puhi, puhipuhi, kāwai, tītere
