Tutae, n. Dung. Tutae-atua, Lycoperdon spp., puff-ball; fungi. Tutae-ikamoana, Tetragonia expansa, New Zealand spinach. Tutae-kāhu and tutae-kākā, Oxalis magellanica, a plant. Tutae-kehua, Clathrus cibarium, a net-like fungus, Tutae-kereru, Parsonsia heterophylla, a climbing plant. Tutae-kiore, Euphrasia cuneata, a plant. Tutae-koau, Apium prostratum, a plant. Tutae-kōkā, a discoloured flaw in greenstone, ‖ Tr. xii, 163. Tutae-kuri, Agropyron multiflorum, a grass. Tutae-manu, an inferior variety of flax. Tutae-ruru—(a) A species of toadstool; (b) Pyronota festiva, a small green beetle. Tutae-tara—(a) A term of opprobrium. Tutae-tara ana te tangata ra, ana whanako, ana mahi kino, (b) A variety of kumara, Tutae-whatitiri, Clathrus cibarium, a net-like fungus. Tutae-wheke, a variety of flax.
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