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puraus

puraus is the plural of purau.

Meaning of purau

Noun

purau (plural puraus)

  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 […].1790, William Bligh, A Narrative of the Mutiny

Questions about puraus

What is puraus the plural of?
Puraus is the plural of purau.

Words near puraus in the dictionary

  1. purao
  2. puraque
  3. puraques
  4. Purasati
  5. purau
  6. puraus
  7. purba
  8. Purba Bardhaman
  9. Purba Medinipur
  10. purbas
  11. Purbeck

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