2. (adjective) be sticky, clammy, viscous.
He pāpākiri noa te kiri o te akeake, he hāpiapia ngā rārā hou, he whāiti ngā rau. / The bark of the akeake tree is flaky, the new branchlets sticky, and the leaves narrow.
3. (noun) gum.
Me tapahi te rākau, ka rere mai te hāpiapia, ka pani i te motu, i te ringa, i te waewae raupā rānei, ka takai ki te harakeke (TTT 1/12/1929:1955). / The tree should be cut and when the gum flows, smear it on the cut or the calloused hand or foot, and wrap it up with flax.
4. (noun) adhesive tape, Sellotape.
Synonyms: tēpa whakapiri