Etymology

rimu

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Today it means: A large evergreen conifer native to New Zealand, Dacrydium cupressinum. Full definition →

Māori rimu
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  1. Māori · borrowed fromrimu
  2. English todayrimu

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

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