"rimu" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiːmuː/
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rimu (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of limu (“edible algae”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: limu (extra: edible algae)
    Sense id: en-rimu-en-noun-YvdsaZZW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 58 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiːmuː/ Forms: rimus [plural], rimu [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori rimu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|rimu}} Maori rimu Head templates: {{en-noun|s|rimu}} rimu (plural rimus or rimu)
  1. A large evergreen conifer native to New Zealand, Dacrydium cupressinum. Categories (lifeform): Podocarpus family plants Derived forms: mountain rimu (taxonomic: Lepidothamnus laxifolius) Translations (Dacrydium cupressinum): rimu [masculine] (French), Rimu [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-rimu-en-noun-NQfMIVsv Disambiguation of Podocarpus family plants: 34 66 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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