akeake
1. (noun) akeake, Dodonaea viscosa - a small tree with long, sometimes reddish leaves. Flowers greenish to reddish. Akeake wood is black, variegated with streaks of white and is very hard. It was used for making patu.
See also akerautangi
2. (noun) Olearia avicenniifolia, Olearia traversii - shrubs or trees to 10 m tall with branches covered in silky hairs.
3. (noun) poor land, infertile land.
He whenua pungapunga, akeake kē nei ēnei whenua o Pouākani, ā, nā te kore huarahi, mā runga pāti rawa e whakawhiti atu ai te tangata i te awa o Waikato... (TTR 2000:27). / This land of Pouākani was pumice-ridden and of poor quality, and because there were no roads a person must cross the Waikato river by barge...
tētēaweka
1. (noun) tētēaweka, Olearia angustifolia, Olearia oporina - shrubs found on the windswept coast of Stewart Island and southern parts of the South Island. Have leathery, dark green serrated leaves that are densely felted underneath and large, scented flower heads with violet centres and white florets.
2. (noun) mountain holly, Māori holly, Olearia ilicifolia - a shrub with long, pointed, stiff, leathery leaves and wavy, sharply toothed edges, hence the English names. During spring the bush is covered in clusters of white daisies. Found from East Cape to Stewart Island.
Synonyms: kōtaratara, wharangi kura, hakeka, arorangi, haki
heketara
1. (noun) tree daisy, Olearia rani - a shrub with alternating leaves that are almost white underneath with darker veins and irregular teeth. Flowers are white with yellow centres, daisy-like and in clusters. Found throughout the North Island, Nelson and Marlborough on forest margins, clearings and stream and riverbanks.
Ka tino purotu te puāwai o te rākau, arā, o te kōwhai, o te hutukawa, o te rātā, o te heketara, o te rangiora (TTT 1/4/1929:972). / The flowers of the trees were quite beautiful, that is of the kōwhai, the pōhutukawa, the rātā, the tree daisy and the rangiora.
2. (noun) tree daisy, Olearia albida - a shrub or small tree found in North Island coastal forest or scrub. Has narrow, oblong, pale green, leathery leaves with wavy margins and felt-like undersides. Bears white daisies in summer and autumn.
3. (noun) Olearia furfuracea - a well-branched shrub found in scrub and forest margins of the North Island. The oval leaves are dark green and leathery with woolly, down-like hairs underneath. Clusters of starry-petalled white daisies appear in summer.
See also akepiro
Synonyms: wharangi piro, kūmara kai torouka
2. (noun) chaplet, garland.
Nā ka kawea mai e te tohunga o Hupita, i te ngutu nei o te pā tōna temepara, he pūru, he tūpare ki ngā kūwaha, ka mea kia patua he whakahere e rātou ko ngā mano (PT Nga Mahi a nga Apotoro 14:13). / Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
3. (noun) leatherwood, Olearia colensoi - subalpine scrub shrub or tree to 10 m tall with thick, leathery, serrated leaves. The bark is light brown, papery and flaking. Branches covered in woolly, buff hairs. Flowers yellow or deep red. Found in subalpine, high rainfall areas.
hakeka
1. (noun) ear fungus, cloud ear fungus, Auricularia polytricha - a thin, fleshy, ear-like growth, shiny dark brown on one side and dull whitish grey on the other. Common on both live and dead trunks of broad-leaved forest trees, particularly on māhoe, karaka and houhere.
He tuku kāpia kauri, hakeka nei tana mahi ki tāwāhi (TTR 2000:39). / She exported kauri gum and ear fungus.
See also hakeke
2. (noun) mountain holly, Māori holly, Olearia ilicifolia - a shrub with long, pointed, stiff, leathery leaves and wavy, sharply toothed edges, hence the English names. During spring the bush is covered in clusters of white daisies. Found from East Cape to Stewart Island.
See also hakeke
Synonyms: kōtaratara, haki, wharangi kura, hakeke, arorangi
2. (noun) line of sticks - to guide kūmara planters.
3. (noun) mountain holly, New Zealand holly, Olearia macrodonta - a small sub-alpine evergreen endemic tree. Has undulating and serrated grey-green leaves. Found in lowland to sub-alpine forests from the East Coast south to Stewart Island, at 450–1,200 metres (1,480–3,940 ft) in altitude. Grows 6 metres tall. Its daisy-like composite flowers are white with yellow centres and grow in large, rounded bunches.
Synonyms: kōtaratara, wharangi kura, hakeka, hakeke, haki
haki
1. (noun) mountain holly, Māori holly, Olearia ilicifolia - a shrub with long, pointed, stiff, leathery leaves and wavy, sharply toothed edges, hence the English names. During spring the bush is covered in clusters of white daisies. Found from East Cape to Stewart Island.
See also hakeke
Synonyms: kōtaratara, hakeka, wharangi kura, hakeke, arorangi
kōtaratara
1. (modifier) prickly, thorny.
Kia tūpato i ngā rau kōtaratara nei kei kei werohia koe. / Be careful of these prickly leaves in case you're jabbed.
See also taratara
Synonyms: matara, taratara, tiotio, tuatete, mākinakina, korotiotio, pūtiotio
2. (modifier) piercing, keen, biting.
Synonyms: tūkari, ngākau whakapuke, kaikaha, kama, mōhukihuki, rikarika, kamakama, ihupuku, matangareka, kōkeko, hīkaka, ngākau whiwhita, takawhita, ngākaunui, werowero, wero, tīwharawhara, pākinakina
3. (noun) mountain holly, Māori holly, Olearia ilicifolia - a shrub with long, pointed, stiff, leathery leaves and wavy, sharply toothed edges, hence the English names. During spring the bush is covered in clusters of white daisies. Found from East Cape to Stewart Island.
4. (noun) haka of triumph, dance of triumph, victory dance.
Ko ngā mano Tūru kua heke mai ki tētahi tarawāhi o te awa, ki te tū i tō rātou kōtaratara whawhai (THM 1/4/1886:2). / Thousands of Zulus descended to one side of the river to perform their victory war dance.
kūmara kai torouka
1. (noun) akepiro, Olearia furfuracea - a well-branched shrub found in scrub and forest margins of the North Island. The oval leaves are dark green and leathery with woolly, down-like hairs underneath. Clusters of starry-petalled white daisies appear in summer.
See also akepiro
Synonyms: wharangi piro, tanguru
makora
1. (noun) swamp aster, Olearia semidentata - a beautiful daisy endemic to the Chatham Islands where it is found in peaty ground and bogs. Can grow 2–3 m tall. Flowers appear over the summer months from November, fruiting follows in January and February. The colour of the ray florets is variable, often starting purple and fading to pink or white over time. The disc florets are dark purple. Leaves are dark green with white tomentum (a covering of short dense hairs) underneath and younger stems are often covered with the same.
ngungu
1. (noun) tree daisy, Olearia rani - a shrub with alternating leaves that are almost white underneath with darker veins and irregular teeth. Flowers are white with yellow centres, daisy-like and in clusters. Found throughout the North Island, Nelson and Marlborough on forest margins, clearings and stream and riverbanks.
See also heketara
wharangi kura
1. (noun) mountain holly, New Zealand holly, Olearia macrodonta - a small sub-alpine evergreen endemic tree. Has undulating and serrated grey-green leaves. Found in lowland to sub-alpine forests from the East Coast south to Stewart Island, at 450–1,200 metres (1,480–3,940 ft) in altitude. Grows 6 metres tall. Its daisy-like composite flowers are white with yellow centres and grow in large, rounded bunches.
wharangi piro
1. (noun) akepiro, Olearia furfuracea - a well-branched shrub found in scrub and forest margins of the North Island. The oval leaves are dark green and leathery with woolly, down-like hairs underneath. Clusters of starry-petalled white daisies appear in summer.
See also akepiro
Synonyms: kūmara kai torouka, tanguru
