MIRO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Miro mean? 

• MIRO (noun)
  The noun MIRO has 2 senses:

1. New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry

2. Spanish surrealist painter (1893-1983)

  Familiarity information: MIRO used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MIRO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

black pine; miro; Podocarpus ferruginea; Prumnopitys ferruginea

Hypernyms ("miro" is a kind of...):

conifer; coniferous tree (any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones)

Holonyms ("miro" is a member of...):

genus Prumnopitys; Prumnopitys (mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than in Podocarpus)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Spanish surrealist painter (1893-1983)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Joan Miro; Miro

Instance hypernyms:

painter (an artist who paints)