Puya
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Puya is a noun meaning Any of a group of books written in the Old Manipuri language, mostly sacred to Sanamahism.
Meaning
Any of a group of books written in the Old Manipuri language, mostly sacred to Sanamahism.
More Meanings
- (botany) A member of the genus Puya of bromeliad plants.
Example Sentences
The puya is a strange form of bromeliad, and the giant species grows ever so slowly for between 30 and 100 years and then sends a flower spike covered in 8000 florets about 9 metres (30 feet) up into the air, like a floral telegraph pole.
Word Forms
- puyas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pichi, peba.
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