piripiri

noun

pir·​i·​piri

ˌpirəˈpirē

plural -s

1

a

: a troublesome New Zealand weed (Acaena sanguisorbae) bearing burs covered with hooked bristles

b

: white mapau

2

or less commonly pirijiri : a fragrant Asiatic and Australasian herb (Haloragis micrantha) of the family Haloragidaceae

Word History

Etymology

Maori

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