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piripiri (iou)



piripiri noun. NZ. M19.
[Maori.]
A fragrant wiry marsh plant, Haloragis micrantha (family Haloragaceae), of eastern and southern Asia, Australasia, etc. M19.
More fully piripiri bur. Any of various small prostrate plants of the genus Acaena, of the rose family, with pinnate leaves, heads of inconspicuous flowers, and fruits in the form of burs, widespread in the southern hemisphere. Also called biddy-bid. M19.