The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*limut moss, algae

PMP limut moss, algae

WMP
Toba Batak limut moss, seaweed; also pond scum
OC
Hawaiian limu a general name for all kinds of plants living under water, both fresh and salt; also algae growing in any damp place in the air, as on the ground, on rocks, and on other plants; also mosses, liverworts, lichens
limu-a overgrown with moss, seaweed, or any
Tuvaluan limu seaweed; moss; lichen
Anuta rimu seaweed; algae growing on the reef
rimu ŋa uta moss (lit. ‘inland algae’)
Rennellese gimu kinds of seaweed, some being eaten
Rotuman rimu greyish lichen growing on tree trunks, esp. of coconut; used for making medicine for high fever and convulsions
Samoan limu-limu niu a mosslike fern on the trunks of coconut trees, Monogramma sp.
limu general name given to mosses, lichens, algae, and seaweeds
limu-limu Halophila sp., an aquatic plant growing on sand in the sea
Futunan limu algae (in general); moss, lichen; edible red seaweed
Wayan lumi seaweed which grows on sandy bottom
Fijian lumi-lumi covered in moss; sleek, shiny
lumi moss, adhering to a rock or a boat; a kind of edible seaweed
Niue limu-limu very old
limu moss, seaweed
Tongan limu tahi sea-weed
limu ʔuta moss or lichen
Rarotongan rimu moss, sponge, seaweed; orchid
rimu pine species of fern which hangs from trees: Lycopodium phlegmaria
rimu-ā to cover or be covered with moss; used figuratively to denote: for all time, eternity, forever
Maori rimu-rimu moss; mildew
rimu seaweed; moss