Ramarama
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ramarama is a noun meaning (New Zealand) A species of evergreen myrtle tree, Lophomyrtus bullata.
Meaning
(New Zealand) A species of evergreen myrtle tree, Lophomyrtus bullata.
Example Sentences
L. bullata (ramarama) is a beautiful shrub or small tree growing to about 5m.
When John-Paul Oliver reported his myrtle rust-infected ramarama tree to authorities, they sent him plastics bags and a wool fadge and told him to remove it himself.
He mentioned a ramarama tree - this, he explained, was not the ramarama, or pepper-tree, of Murihiku, but was a tree like the rohutu, bearing black berries like the konini (fuchsia).
The ramarama is the largest and most attractive of the New Zealand myrtles: it varies from a dwarf shrub to a small tree 30ft. in height, but is easily distinguished from all other indigenous plants by its reddish-brown leaves, the spaces between the veins of which are tumid or inflated, presenting a singular appearance, as if blistered.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mapau, koromiko, ramoon-tree, karaka, nikau, mahoe.
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