kohukohu. 1. n. Stellaria media, chickweed.
2. Hypnum clandestinum, and other mosses, used as wrappers or absorbents. Either this moss or the chickweed was used in cooking kumara for certain rites. E rua nga kumara, he mea takai a waho ki te kohukohu. Hence the expressions imu kohukohu, kohukohu ruahine, in connection with ceremonies such as pure, etc. Ka ka te ahi amoamohanga, ka wehe ano nga imu, te tapakaha, te imu kohukohu, te imu kirihau.—Karangatia atu hoki tau wahine a Kearoa kia eke mai ki te whakamama i te kohukohu ruahine o te waka nei (T. 70).
3. Seaweed. Ka murua nga rimurimu me nga kohukohu i tona tinana (T. 31).
4. Pittosporum tenuifolium, a tree.
5. Scleranthus biflorus, a plant.
6. Berries fastened to a snare to allure birds.
7. v.t. Curse. Probably connected with the usages mentioned under 2 above.
Williams Dictionary
