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miro

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: M IH1 R OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: M IH0 R OW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A large conifer of New Zealand, Pectinopitys ferruginea (syn. Prumnopitys ferruginea), with narrow leaves and reddish fruit; the wood of this tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: New-Zealand

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A portia tree (Thespesia populnea), of dark, durable, attractive wood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Spanish surrealist painter (1893-1983)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Joan Miro

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: painter

4

noun

Meaning 4

New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: black pine, Prumnopitys ferruginea, Podocarpus ferruginea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conifer, coniferous tree

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori miro.