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RIMU
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rimu mean?
• RIMU (noun)
The noun RIMU has 1 sense:
1. tall New Zealand timber tree
Familiarity information: RIMU used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall New Zealand timber tree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Dacrydium cupressinum; imou pine; red pine; rimu
Hypernyms ("rimu" is a kind of...):
conifer; coniferous tree (any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones)
Holonyms ("rimu" is a member of...):
Dacrydium; genus Dacrydium (Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs)
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