raupo
/ˈraʊpəʊ/NZ
noun
A kind of reedmace (bulrush), Typha orientalis (family Typhaceae), formerly used by Maori as a building material, for thatch, etc. Frequently attributive Also in elliptical use (now historical ): a hut built of, or thatched with, this plant.
- Formerly regarded as representing an endemic Australasian species, Typha muelleri, but now considered conspecific with T. orientalis of China and Japan..
Origin
Early 19th century. From Maori raupō.