2. (noun) shoot, runner (of a gourd plant, etc.).
He rerekē ngā momo kūmara tahito tērā i ngā momo o ēnei rā – he pōruru ake, iti noa ngā wene, ka mutu, he roa, he kōrahirahi ngā kōpura (Te Ara 2013). / Traditional kūmara plants were different from modern varieties – they were bushy, with few runners, and long, thin tubers.
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