Entry record from Ray (2003a): Meriam
Page number: 122
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• n. an aroid with acrid juice; a "stink plant"; the tuberous rhizome is used as food during scarcity cooked in "copper maori".
Scientific name: Callicarpa longifolia
Note: The old spelling has been retained throughout this reprint of the dictionary, but today this is known as a "kup maori"