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puyas

puyas is the plural of puya.

Meaning of puya

Noun (1)

puya (plural puyas)

  1. Any of a group of books written in the Old Manipuri language, mostly sacred to Sanamahism.

Noun (2)

puya (plural puyas)

  1. A member of the genus Puya of bromeliad plants.
    • 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.2000, Michael Bright, Wild South America, BBC Worldwide, published 2000, page 45

Noun capitalized: PuYas

PuYas

  1. (plural) plural of PuYa

Questions about puyas

What is puyas the plural of?
Puyas is the plural of puya.
What part of speech is puyas?
Puyas is a noun.

Words near puyas in the dictionary

  1. puya
  2. Puyallup
  3. Puyallups
  4. Puyang
  5. Puyanic
  6. puyas
  7. Puyoo
  8. puys
  9. Puyuma
  10. Puzi
  11. Puzih

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