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PURAU
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Dictionary entry overview: What does purau mean?
• PURAU (noun)
The noun PURAU has 1 sense:
1. shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament
Familiarity information: PURAU used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
balibago; Hibiscus tiliaceus; mahagua; mahoe; majagua; purau
Hypernyms ("purau" is a kind of...):
hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)
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