1. (noun) greenstone variety with large dark red dots or streaks.
He pounamu pērā i te kawakawa te totoweka, engari he kōtingotingo whero, he tāekaeka whero e rere ana i roto (PK 2008:979). / The 'totoweka' is a variety of greenstone like 'kawakawa', but it has spots and streaks of red in it.
See also tōtōeka
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