2. (noun) root, taproot.
Ka keri i te tāmore o te tī kōuka kia taea ai te kāuru (Te Ara 2013). / Digging the roots of the cabbage tree for edible parts.
3. (noun) point, projection, pinnacle.
Nō te taenga atu o te toenga mai o tō rātau paratunu, i mau tūturu ai te tāmore nei (TTR 2000:112). / When the rest of their platoon arrived, the pinnacle was secured.
Synonyms: ngao, keokeo, tāpuhipuhi, karamata, poutūmārōtanga, kōmata o te rangi, poutūmārō, kaweka, karamatamata, matū, matamata, tongi, hiku, kūmore, raenga, akitu, paina, ngahu, mata, tihi, tara, toitoi, toi, koinga, koi
