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tapitapi

1. (verb) (tāpia,-a,-hia) to patch, mend, repair, gather together.

Ko tētahi o āna mahi he tapitapi i ngā tōkena o te kāpene (TTR 2000:240). / One of his tasks was mending the captain’s socks.

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Synonyms: tapi, pāpaki, aukaha, papani, raupine, rāwekeweke, āpure, pūrei, kōpure, korotiwha, tiwha, pūreireitanga


2. (noun) tītoki, Alectryon excelsus - common on river flats this tree has alternating, almost opposite leaves in four to six pairs, mostly without teeth. Flowers have no petals. Small seed capsules are brownish and hairy but open to reveal the large, black, glossy seeds and striking scarlet surrounds.

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