A Maori name for a native New Zealand climbing plant (likely Parsonsia heterophylla, the NZ jasmine or akakura), the word deriving from 'kai' (to eat, or agent prefix) and 'whiri' (to braid/twist), describing the plant's twining habit. Used in traditional Maori practice and now recognised in New Zealand botanical literature.
The kaiwhiria had wound itself up through the canopy, its small white flowers scenting the bush track in summer.
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(NZ) , a climbing plant endemic to New Zealand.
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