pelun.
/ˈpɛluː/, U.S. /ˈpeɪlu/ A small tree, Sophora cassioides (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)), found chiefly in southern Chile. Also pelu tree.
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1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Pelu-tree, Sophora tetraptera.
1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Pelu, a small tree, Sophora tetraptera, var. Macnabiana, of southern Chili and Patagonia. Its wood is very hard and durable, and much used for wheel-cogs and similar objects.
2001 N.Z. Jrnl. Bot. 39 167/1 Pelu has previously been known as S. microphylla, a name now considered to belong to a New Zealand endemic, and also as S. macnabiana.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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