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rimu

British  
/ ˈriːmuː /

noun

  1. another name for red pine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of rimu

from Māori

Example Sentences

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Golden beams of light broke through densely clustered supplejack vines and rimu trees.

From National Geographic • Oct. 4, 2023

Vercoe said in an email that much of the success this season was due to the amount of fruit on rimu trees.

From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2022

During the breeding season, which happens every few years when the rimu tree fruits, Digby spends months on the four predator-free sanctuary islands that are the kakapos’ last refuge.

From Nature • Apr. 23, 2020

This year is a rimu mast year, and a particularly abundant one.

From Economist • Mar. 31, 2016

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

From Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands by Ballou, Maturin Murray