nū1, n.
1. Coconut tree.
E kake koe ki runga i tērā pū nū e ‘a‘aki mai i te ‘akari.
Climb that coconut tree and pick the dry nuts;
E ‘aere koe e pari pakā nū mai ‘ei ‘āuri i te pereue o tō pāpā.
Go and chop some coconut bark for (putting in the iron and) ironing your father’s coat.
2. A coconut at a stage of development when it contains liquid suitable for drinking.
Kua ‘ōmai te tamā‘ine i te nū kia inu au.
The girl gave me a coconut to drink.
3. Some varietal and descriptive terms:
nū ‘arakita, nū ‘araketa,
a variety bearing clusters of numerous small nuts;
nū kura,
same as
nū muramura; nū māngaro,
a variety with a thin, green, sweet, partially edible husk;
nū mata,
a nut at just the right stage for drinking (See mata2); nū muramura, nut with reddish outer husk; nū pōkura, a nut with a reddish shell used medicinally; nū uri, a nut with a bluish-green husk; nū vairākau, same as nū pōkura.
4. Palm tree (general term). Nū tāmara, date palm and its fruit. (cf. niu.) [Pn. *niu.]