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Other Varieties.

I have collected from various sources other words describing varieties and subvarieties, or perhaps local words.

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1. Raukaraka.—A term much used about Cook Strait to describe the olive-coloured streaked variety of kawakawa. [Rau=leaf; karaka= Corynomacrpus lævigata.]

2. Kuru-tongarewa [Kuru = an ear-ornament; tongarewa = a precious jewel].—It is sometimes, apparently, connected with greenstone thus:—

3. Kawakawa-tongarewa.

4. Kuru-pounamu.

5. Tutaekoka (a stain in greenstone explained in a story already narrated).—I am unable to obtain a satisfactory meaning for koka. Mr. Tregear suggests koko [= the bird tui = Prosthemadera], which seems probable.

6. Kawakawa-aumoana.—Kawa = the plant Piper excelsum; moana = the ocean; au = cloud or fog. Perhaps the whole suggests seafoam.

7. Kawakawa-rewa.—Rewa = to melt. Explained to me by a chief as like whales’ blubber.