limu

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noun

Any of various kinds of edible algae, which form an important part of the traditional Hawaiian diet.

OriginHawaiian limu →
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Meanings

nounlimu (countable and uncountable, plural limus)

plural limus · alternative rimu

  1. HawaiicountableuncountableAny of various kinds of edible algae, which form an important part of the traditional Hawaiian diet.

    The menu included chicken, roast pig, raw fish, seaweed, which Hawaiians called limu, roasted kukui nuts, and baked dog […]

    2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 158

Origin

  1. Hawaiianlimu“moss”
  2. Englishlimu

Borrowed from Hawaiian limu (“moss”). Doublet of rimu, from Maori rimu, which also comes from the same source.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

limu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limu

MLA

“limu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limu.

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