pulu

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noun

A silky material obtained from the fibres of Cibotium glaucum, a tree fern of Hawaii.

OriginHawaiian pulu →
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Meanings

nounpulu (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA silky material obtained from the fibres of Cibotium glaucum, a tree fern of Hawaii.

Origin

  1. Hawaiianpulu
  2. Hawaiianpulu
  3. Englishpulu

Borrowed from Hawaiian pulu.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Lupu
Cite this entry
APA

pulu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulu

MLA

“pulu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulu.

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