Roi (i), n. Fern root, rhizome of Pteridium aquilinum var. esculentum. Ka noho ki te aroaro o Matatini, ka patu i te roi (Pi. 131, 6).
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Roi (ii). 1. a. Secured, tied. Roi nei au i te roi a Tinirau (S.).
2. n. Knot, bond.
roiroi, v.t. Tie up. Kai atu, whakairi atu, kukuku rawa, roiroi rawa, e, ki te pataka tapu a Raukatauri (M. 291). Roiroia te rawhi.
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Roi (iii).——
roroi. 1. v.t. Grate into a pulp. Kei te roroi i te kumara … hei o ki te taua i Maketu (T. 100).
2. n. Gratedkumara.
roiroi. 1. a. Dried up, shrivelled.
2. Half cooked. Ma wai tenei kai roiroi?
3. n. Dwarf.
4. Old woman.
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Roi (iv).——
whakaroiroi, a. Wandering, unstable, unsettled. ‖ koroiroi.
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