A New Zealand plant with edible berries, also known as the NZ lantern plant or ground berry.
From Māori language, the indigenous language of New Zealand. The word was adopted directly into English when European settlers encountered the plant.
This word is a bridge between languages—Māori people had a name for this plant long before English speakers arrived, and their word was so useful that it stuck in English-language botanical texts.
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