rengarenga

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Etymology

Borrowed from Maori rengarenga.

Noun

rengarenga (uncountable)

  1. (New Zealand) Arthropodium cirratum, a herbaceous perennial plant endemic to New Zealand.

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *renga from Proto-Oceanic *renga "turmeric", due to similar looking fleshy stems and rhizomes or tubers. Cognate with Hawaiian lena, Tahitian reʻa, Samoan lega and Tongan enga all meaning "turmeric".

Noun

rengarenga

  1. Arthropodium cirratum, a herbaceous perennial plant endemic to New Zealand.

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References

  1. ^ Rengarenga”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2022