|
|
Definition of Purau
1. Noun. 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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purau
Literary usage of Purau
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1832)
"The inner bark of this tree is used in the manufacture of ropes, and also in the
manufacture of a fine mat, named purau, which is highly esteemed, ..."
2. Adventure Guide to New Zealand by Bette Flagler (2005)
"In Diamond Harbour, the purau Bay Holiday Park has kitchen cabins and a ...
They also have kayaks to rent, a swimming pool and boat trips. 191 purau ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1831)
"Hard by the chapel there stands a magnificent purau-tree, round about and under
the expanded shade of ... They were handsomely robed in purau mats and cloth ..."
4. Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the by William Ellis (1833)
"The hats and bonnets were at first made with the inner bark of the slender branches
of the purau, or the leaves of a fine species of rush. ..."
5. Polynesian Researches During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the by William Ellis (1853)
"A few of the chief women were furnished with an English riband, which was considered
as valuable as an slender branches of the purau, or the leaves of a ..."
Other Resources:
