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miro

miro noun: a large conifer of New Zealand, Pectinopitys ferruginea (syn. Prumnopitys ferruginea), with narrow leaves and reddish fruit; the wood of this tree.

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.
    • “The only thing I don't bloody know is where you'd find a miro tree round here.”1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 349
  2. A portia tree (Thespesia populnea), of dark, durable, attractive wood.

Forms of miro

pluralmiros

Origin of miro

Borrowed from Māori miro.

Questions about miro

What does miro mean?
Miro means a large conifer of New Zealand, Pectinopitys ferruginea (syn. Prumnopitys ferruginea), with narrow leaves and reddish fruit; the wood of this tree.
What part of speech is miro?
Miro is a noun.
What is the plural of miro?
The plural of miro is miros.

Words near miro in the dictionary

  1. miRNAomics
  2. mirnas
  3. mirnome
  4. mirnyong
  5. mirnyongs
  6. miro
  7. mirobalan
  8. mirobalans
  9. miromiro
  10. Miron
  11. Mirons

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