Also tawiri. [Maori.] Native name of the New Zealand tree Pittosporum tenuifolium, noted for its fragrant white blossoms.
1872. A. Domett, Ranolf, VI. i. 108. Its floor … with faint tawhiri-leaves besprent.
1884. T. Bracken, Lays Maori, 21. The early breeze that … stole the rich Tawhiri’s sweet perfume.
