raupo

British  

/ rɑːuːpɒ /

noun

1. a New Zealand bulrush, Typha orientalis , with sword-shaped leaves, traditionally used for construction and decoration

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Etymology

Origin of raupo

Māori

Example Sentences

The raupo, the reed-mace of New Zealand, always grows in swampy ground.

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis

The elastic wall of raupo closed again around his neck; and the tapu was fairly beaten!

From Old New Zealand: being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times by 'A Pakeha Maori'

In their hands they carried small baskets woven of raupo reeds, containing kai, or food.

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis

The elastic wall of raupo closed again around his neck; the tapu was fairly beaten!

From Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 by Maori, A Pakeha

Before long every village round the lake had its raupo chapel; and Chapman himself pressed on southward to Lake Taupo, where the effects of his labours will meet us later on.

From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by Purchas, H. T. (Henry Thomas)