2. (noun) flowering, blossoming.
Ki Te Māhia ka mōmona te kina ina ka pua te mānuka. Ki ētahi atu takiwā kua mōmona i te puanga o te kōwhai me te pōhutukawa (Te Ara 2012). / In the Māhia area, the kina is fat when the mānuka is flowering. In other areas they are in prime condition at the flowering of the kōwhai and pōhutukawa.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
