poroporo
1. (noun) poroporo, Solanum aviculare and Solanum laciniatum - native shrubs 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.
Ka whakamahia te kawakawa ki te umuroa mō te rūmātiki me ētahi atu mate. Heoi, ka whakawerangia ngā kōhatu, ka ringihia ki te wai, ka utaina ngā rau kawakawa me ngā kete ki runga. Ka noho te tūroro ki runga. Ka taea anō ētahi atu rau rākau, pērā i te koromiko, te mānuka, te kāretu, te kāramuramu, te poroporo (Te Ara 2012). / Kawakawa was used in the umuroa, an oven or vapour bath for those with rheumatism or other complaints. Stones were heated and water was poured over. Kawakawa leaves and flax baskets were put on the stones. The patient sat on top. Other leaves could also be used, including koromiko, mānuka, kāretu, karamū and poroporo.
2. (stative) deep purple, mauve, violet.
