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limu

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • lē′mo͞o
  • India, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈliː.muː/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈli.mu/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈliː.mʉː/
  • Scotland: /ˈli.mʉ/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various kinds of edible algae, which form an important part of the traditional Hawaiian diet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hawaii, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian limu (“moss”). Doublet of rimu, from Maori rimu, which also comes from the same source.