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Harakeke

Whakamārama

He whara rahi, roroa ngā rau, mārōrō te tupu. Tapahia ai hei mahi kākahu, whāriki, kete aha atu.

Scope Note

The large native flax with many cultivated varieties used for making fibre for clothing, baskets etc. Phormium tenax.

English Used For

Flaxes, New Zealand
New Zealand flaxes

Tahūhū/Broader Term

Whara

Heke/Narrower Term

Wai harakeke
Wai kōrari

Kaho/Related Term

Aukaha
Toetoe