rimu

/ ˈriːmuː /

noun

1. another name for red pine

Word History and Origins

Origin of rimu¹

from Māori

Example Sentences

Golden beams of light broke through densely clustered supplejack vines and rimu trees.

From National Geographic

Vercoe said in an email that much of the success this season was due to the amount of fruit on rimu trees.

From Reuters

The birds breed every few years when the rimu tree fruits.

From Nature

Males “boom” to attract females, and they only breed every three to six years when the native rimu trees “mast”, or produce large numbers of seeds.

From The Guardian

The birds breed only once every two to four years when native rimu trees produce fruit, and this year’s season was expected to be a record length.

From Reuters