‖ tupakihi [Maori.] A small tree of New Zealand, Coriaria ruscifolia; = toot n.5 1867E. Sauter tr.Hochstetter's N. Zealand vii. 139 note, The Toot-plant, Tutu or Tupakihi of the Maoris (Coriaria sarmentosa, Forst. =C. ruscifolia, L.).1883J. Hector Handbk. N. Zealand 131 Tupakihi, Tree Tutu.