poare
1. (verb) to be open.
Kia mataara. Me poare ngā taringa me ngā whatu (PK 2008:647). / Be alert. Your ears and eyes should be open.
Synonyms: marake, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, hīrikore, are, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera
2. (noun) stomata.
Ka uru te hauhā mā ngā poare o ngā rau (RP 2009:159). / Oxygen enters via the stomata of the leaves.
