harakeke
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harakeke (uncountable)
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Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.
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harakeke
- New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax
- Unuhia te rito o te harakeke / Kei hea te kōmako e kō?
- If you remove the centre of the flax bush / Where then will the bellbird sing?