ramaraman.
/ˈrɑːmərɑːmə/, /ˈraməramə/, U.S. /ˈrɑməˌrɑmə/, /ˈræməˌræmə/, New Zealand English /ˈrʌmʌrʌmʌ/, /ˈrʌmərʌmə/ New Zealand.
An evergreen shrub or small tree of New Zealand, Lophomyrtus bullata (family Myrtaceae), with red-tinged bullate leaves and small white flowers which are followed by dark red berries.
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1820 T. Kendall & S. Lee Gram. & Vocab. Lang. N.Z. 199 Ráma ráma, a shrub so called.]
1848 R. Taylor Leaf from Nat. Hist. N.Z. 93 Nat. Ord. Myrtaceae. Ramarama, Rohutu, New Zealand Myrtle.
1851 H. 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.
1882 W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. vi. 196 The Rama-rama..has a good hard wood.
1928 H. H. Allan N.Z. Trees & Shrubs 131 Ramarama..Bushy shrub up to 15 ft; branchlets tomentose.
1946 Jrnl. Polynesian Soc. 55 157 Ramarama, a tree.., often corrupted to rummyrum.
1970 M. 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.
2003 Mutation Res. 523 109 Anthocyanins are also present in ripe berries of the ramarama (Lophomyrtus bullata).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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