., <i>N.O. Sapindaceae</i>. It is,
further, a synonym for the <i>Emu-Apple</i>.

1845. J. O. Balfour, `Sketch of New South Wales,' p. 39:

"The tulip-wood, with its variegated flowers and delightful
perfume, grows in abundance."

<hw>Tumata-kuru</hw>, <i>n</i>. Maori name for plant better
known as <i>Wild Irishman</i> (q.v.), <i>Discaria toumatou</i>,
Raoul. "A thorny plant, very difficult to handle." (Vincent
Pyke.) <i>Tumatagowry</i>, or <i>Matagory</i> (q.v.), is the
Southern corruption of contractors, labourers, and others.

1889. Vincent Pyke, `Wild Will Enderby,' p. 16:

"Upon the arid flats, patches of Tumatu-kuru, and of a
purple-flowering broom, struggle to maintain a scraggy
existence."

1889. T. Kirk, `Forest Flora of New Zealand,' p. 283:

"The tumatakuru merits a place in this work rather on account
of its value in the past than of its present usefulness. In
the early days of settlement in the South Island this afforded
the only available timber in many mountain-valleys, and was
frequently converted by hand sawyers for building purposes;
being of great durability, it was found very serviceable,
notwithstanding its small dimensions: the formation of roads
has deprived it of value by facilitating the conveyance of
ordinary building timber."

<hw>Tuna</hw>, <i>n</i>. See <i>Eel</i>.

<hw>Tupakihi</hw>, <i>n</i>. i.q. <i>Tutu</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Tupara</hw>, <i>n</i>. Maori corruption of "two-barrel."
Compare the aboriginal word <i>Whilpra</i> (q.v.).

1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' vol. ii.
p. 109:

"He had previously despatched a messenger to me,
begging me to bring some tupara, or `two-barrel.'"

1881. J. L.Campbell, `Poenamo,' p. 137:

"They were labouring under the `tupera fever' [in 1840]. The
percussion-gun had made its appearance, and the natives were
not slow to see how much more effectual a weapon it was than
the old flint `brown-bess.' And when they saw the tupera,
double-barrelled gun, the rage at once set in to possess it."

<hw>Tupong</hw>, <i>n</i>. aboriginal name for a Southern
Australian fish, <i>Aphritis bassii</i>, Castln., family
<i>Trachinidae</i>. Mr. J. Bracebridge Wilson says it is
called <i>Marble-fish</i> in the Geelong district.
It is also known as the <i>Freshwater Flathead</i>.

<hw>Tupuna</hw>, <i>n</i>. Maori word, meaning ancestor,
progenitor, male or female. Often used in the Land Courts
in the question: "Who are your tu