<hw>Tarakihi</hw>, <i>n</i>. the Maori name for the fish <i>Chilodactylus macropterus</i>, Richards.; called in Sydney the <i>Norwong</i> (q.v.).
<hw>Tarata</hw>, <i>n</i>. Maori name for the New Zealand tree <i>Pittosporum eugenioides</i>, A. Cunn., <i>N.O. Pittosporeae</i>; called also <i>Mapau</i>, <i>Maple</i>, etc. See <i>Mapau</i>.
1876. W. <i>n</i>. Blair, `Transactions of New Zealand Institute,' vol. ix., art. x. p. 143:
"A small tree seldom exceeding thirty feet in height, and twelve inches in diameter. It has pale green shining leaves and purple flowers. The wood of a dirty white colour, is tough and fibrous."
1879. J. B. Armstrong, `Transactions of New Zealand Institute,' vol. xii. art. xlix. p. 329:
"The tarata or Lemon-wood, a most beautiful tree, also used for hedges."
1889. E. H. and S. Featon, `New Zealand Flora,' p. 35:
"The Tarata. This elegant tree is found on the east coast of both islands. It attains a height of from twenty to thirty feet, and has a stem from twelve to eighteen inches in diameter. It is known to the settlers in some parts as `Lemon-wood.' When displaying its profuse masses of pale golden flowers, it is very pretty."
<hw>Tare, Native</hw>, <i>n</i>. name applied in Tasmania to the plant <i>Swainsonia lessertiaefolia</i>, De C., <i>N.O. Leguminosae</i>.
<hw>Taro</hw>, <i>n</i>. a familiar food plant, <i>Colocasia</i> species, widely cultivated in tropical regions, especially in Polynesia. The word is Polynesian, and much used by the Maoris.