Purau

Quick meaning: Purau is a noun meaning A Polynesian shrub or small tree, Hibiscus tiliaceus, having yellow flowers and a fibrous bark.

Meaning

A Polynesian shrub or small tree, Hibiscus tiliaceus, having yellow flowers and a fibrous bark.

Example Sentences

The trees that came within our knowledge were the manchineal and a species of purow […].

In the whole length of the single shoreside street, with […] its grateful shade of palms and green jungle of puraos, no moving figure could be seen.

Word Forms

• puraus
• purao
• purow

Synonyms for purau

Depending on context, synonyms include mahoe, majagua.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mahoe, majagua, bamboo, bark, beech, birch.

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