puya

plural puyas

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

plural puyas

1. biologyA member of the genus Puya of bromeliad plants.First known use 19th c.

   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

plural PuYas

1. Alternative letter-case form of puya.

plural Puyas

1. Alternative letter-case form of puya.

   Puyas may be defined as sacred written records handed down to posterity by the forefathers of the Meiteis. They are a particular kind of old narratives which form a definite class in Manipuri literature.

   2018 September 1, Madhu Chandra, “The Effects of the Burning of Meitei Puyas (The Sacred Writings of Manipur)”, in article