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kākano - seed

Kakano. ‖ kano.

Williams Dictionary

kakano, n. 1. Texture, grain in wood, greenstone, etc. He pounamu kakano rua (P.). Kakano whakauru, variegated; also applied to a person sprung from two tribes. Ka mahi te kakano whakauru (P. 39).

2. Stock, descent. I puta ai taua kupu nei, tino tangata, ara i te kakano ariki (W. iii, 14). E kore e hekeheke, he kakano rangatira (P.).

3. Berry, small fruit, such as eaten by birds.

4. Colour.

Williams Dictionary

kākano, n. Seed, kernel, pip. Ko nga rangatira anake o runga i a Te Arawa, nga kakano i ruia ai ki te whenua (M. lxviii).

Williams Dictionary

Kai ai ngā manu i ngā kākano o tēnei rākau hua.
The birds usually eat the seeds of this fruit tree
Habitual action - ai

Mehemea ka rui·a ngaa kakano i te waa nei, ka tupu
If you plant the seeds now, they will grow

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