Purau
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Polynesian shrub or small tree, Hibiscus tiliaceus, having yellow flowers and a fibrous bark.
"The trees that came within our knowledge were the manchineal and a species of purow […]."
- 2 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 wordnet
Example
More examples"The trees that came within our knowledge were the manchineal and a species of purow […]."
Etymology
From Tahitian pūrau.