"miro" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: miros [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Māori miro. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|mi:miro|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Māori", "term" : "miro", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "mi" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "miro", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="miro"> Borrowed from Māori miro. Head templates: {{en-noun}} miro (plural miros)
  1. (New Zealand) A large conifer of New Zealand, Pectinopitys ferruginea (syn. Prumnopitys ferruginea), with narrow leaves and reddish fruit; the wood of this tree. Tags: New-Zealand
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  2. A portia tree (Thespesia populnea), of dark, durable, attractive wood.
    Sense id: en-miro-en-noun-mn39gB5D Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Podocarpus family plants Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 5 7 5 8 7 8 7 7 2 2 7 0 0 0 6 8 9 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 49 51 Disambiguation of Podocarpus family plants: 54 46

Inflected forms

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