2. (noun) thatch of rushes, roof shingles.
Ko ngā toetoe o te tuanui he pereki papa (TP 6/1903:2). / The shingles of the roof are of brick tiles.
3. (noun) toetoe, Cortaderia spp. - native plants with long, grassy leaves with a fine edge and saw-like teeth. Flowers are white, feathery, arching plumes. Grow on sand dunes, on rocks and cliff faces, along streams and swamp edges. The stems were used for tukutuku panels.
He toetoe anō te toetoe, he raupō ano te raupō, he kākaho ano te kākaho, otiia mā te ringa tangata e raweke aua mea ka kīia ai he whare (TW 13/1/1877:13). / Toetoe is just toetoe, raupō is just raupō, and toetoe stems are just toetoe stems, but by human hands manipulating those things a house is created.
4. (noun) fernbird, Bowdleria punctata - a warm brown bird heavily streaked and spotted dark brown with a long frayed tail. Secretive and lives in freshwater and tidal wetlands.
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