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ramarama|ˈrɑːməˌrɑːmə|
Also ramiram, rummyrum.
[Maori.]
An evergreen New Zealand shrub or small tree, Myrtus (or Lophomyrtus) bullata, belonging to the family Myrtaceæ and bearing small white flowers followed by dark red berries.
1843E. Dieffenbach Travels in N.Z. II. iii. 382 Rama rama—name of a tree (Myrtus bullata). 1851H. W. Richmond Let. 15 June in Richmond–Atkinson Papers (1960) I. ii. 97 A letter might be written about the tapitap so useful for hammer handles..and the ramiram for ramming in the posts in fencing. 1882W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. vi. 196 The Rama-rama..has a good hard wood. 1889T. Kirk Forest Flora N.Z. 273 The ramarama is the largest and most attractive of the New Zealand myrtles. Ibid., The wood of the ramarama is red, straight, and compact. 1928H. H. Allan N.Z. Trees & Shrubs 131 Ramarama..Bushy shrub up to 15 ft; branchlets tomentose. 1946Jrnl. Polynesian Soc. LV. 157 Ramarama, a tree.., often corrupted to rummyrum. 1970M. E. Fisher et al. Gardening with N.Z. Plants i. 75 The ramarama is easily distinguished from all other native plants by its reddish-brown leaves, the spaces between the veins of which are inflated. |