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