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MOUNTAIN RIMU
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mountain rimu mean?
• MOUNTAIN RIMU (noun)
The noun MOUNTAIN RIMU has 1 sense:
1. low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand
Familiarity information: MOUNTAIN RIMU used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Dacridium laxifolius; Lepidothamnus laxifolius; mountain rimu
Hypernyms ("mountain rimu" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("mountain rimu" is a member of...):
genus Lepidothamnus; Lepidothamnus (small usually shrubby conifers)
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