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MIRO

Pronunciation (US):

• MIRO (noun)
The noun MIRO has 2 senses:

1. New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry
2. Spanish surrealist painter (1893-1983)

Familiarity information: MIRO used as a noun is rare.

• MIRO (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

miro; Podocarpus ferruginea; Prumnopitys ferruginea; black pine

Hypernyms ("miro" is a kind of...):

conifer; coniferous tree (any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones)

Holonyms ("miro" is a member of...):

genus Prumnopitys; Prumnopitys (mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than in Podocarpus)

Sense 2

Miro ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Spanish surrealist painter (1893-1983)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Joan Miro; Miro

Instance hypernyms:

painter (an artist who paints)

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Meaning of Prumnopitys
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