pūreirei
1. (verb) to be patchy, in small isolated groups or clusters, detached.
I te tau 1924, ka pūreirei te pātītī (Te Ara 2016). / In 1924 the grass was patchy.
Synonyms: pūrei
2. (adjective) patchy.
He pūreirei te peitatanga, me mahi anō (Ng 1993:328). / The paintwork is patchy and should be done again.
3. (noun) cluster, isolated group.
4. (noun) buffer (computers) - an area of memory reserved for temporarily holding data before that data is used by a receiving device or application.
5. (noun) Carex secta - a sedge which grows in raised tufts. Common in swampy areas throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand. Grows up to 1 m tall, with weeping, yellowish-green leaves.
/ Nā, ka haere, ka tae ki kō tata atu anō, ka peka ki tahaki, ka whakapupuni mai i roto i ngā pūreirei (NM 1928:43).
Now, they went off and when they reached a little way further on they branched off to one side and hid in the 'Carex secta' grasses. /
