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rimu

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɹiːmuː/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of limu (“edible algae”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A large evergreen conifer native to New Zealand, Dacrydium cupressinum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1928, Leonard Cockayne, The Vegetation of New Zealand, 2011 digitally printed edition, Cambridge University Press, page 164, In the Western District, at the present time, there is a great deal of rimu forest (Fig. 38) and the rimu is particularly tall, but not of excessive girth.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

tall New Zealand timber tree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: imou pine, red pine, Dacrydium cupressinum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conifer, coniferous tree

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori rimu. Doublet of limu, from Hawaiian limu, which comes from the same source.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: rimu — Dacrydium cupressinum
  • German: Rimu — Dacrydium cupressinum
  • Polish: obłuszyn — Dacrydium cupressinum
  • Polish: rimu — Dacrydium cupressinum