rimu

/ ˈriːmuː /

noun

1. See red pine
   another name for red pine

Word History and Origins

Origin of rimu¹

from Māori

Example Sentences

Then there is the Rimu which, when the bark is stripped off, is found to be of a blood red inside.

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The Westland forest trees are mighty giants, and chief among them is the red pine or "rimu," as the Maoris call it.

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The rimu was distinguished by its hanging leaves and branches, the tanekaha by its parsley-shaped leaves.

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They prepare a piece of "rimu" (red pine) about three inches long, by an inch broad, and a quarter of an inch thick.

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The picturesque effect of the birches is remarkable, flanked by the massive outlines and drooping tassels of the rimu.

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