tawhiri

or Tawiri

n.

Maori namefor the Black Mapau. A name applied to the tree Pittosporum tenuifolium, N.O. Pittosporeae.It is profusely covered with a fragrant white blossom.See Mapau.

1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' p. 108:

«Its floor . . . with faint tawhiri leaves besprent «

1884. T. Bracken, `Lays of Maori,' p. 21:

«The early breeze that . . . stole

The rich Tawhiri's sweet perfume.»