PURAU as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • 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
   
   Synonym(s)
   • balibago (what does balibago mean?)
   • Hibiscus tiliaceus (what does Hibiscus tiliaceus mean?)
   • mahagua (what does mahagua mean?)
   • mahoe (what does mahoe mean?)
   • majagua (what does majagua mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) purau is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hibiscus (what does hibiscus mean?)