Kōrari. 1. v.t. Pluck or tear off a twig, etc. Koraria mai te peka o te rakau nei.
2. Snatch up, tear up. Te pekenga atu o Te Oriparoa, koraria ake te tauare, rere tonu (Pi. 135, 4).
3. n. Scape, or flower stem, of flax (Phormium tenax). Ka pua te kowhai, ka ngawha te korari (M. 247). Me te wai korari (P. 71).
4. The plant itself (in the north). He repo korari tenei (J. xx, 86). Korari tuauru, Phormium colensoi, a variety of flax.
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