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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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Ka hao i te ika, ka keri i te roi.
[They] caught fish in nets, they dug up fern roots.

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