Māwhai (i), n. 1. Sicyos angulata, a plant.
2. Cassytha paniculata, a parasitic plant. (Ngi.)
māwhaiwhai, n. Weeds, vegetation. Kua tutaki hoki te whare i te mawhaiwhai, i te pungawerewere (M. 394).
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Māwhai (ii), 1. a. Wavy, curly. To uru mawhai ka piua e te tai (M. 179).
2.——Ko te mawhai o Hape te ingoa o taua wahi, tona mawhai ki te haere. ? = whai (iii), 4.
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