| 单词 | purau tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspurau tree More fully purau tree. In certain Polynesian islands: an evergreen shrub or small tree, Hibiscus tiliaceus (family Malvaceae), occurring widely in littoral regions of the tropics, which has pale yellow flowers turning deep red with age, and an inner bark which yields a useful fibre. Frequently attributive. Cf. hau n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > hibiscus or mallow trees or shrubs and allies > [noun] mallowa1400 mallowa1425 shrubbed mallow1597 shrubby mallow1597 shrub mallow1640 mahoe1666 purau1769 Malabar rose1818 rose of Sharon1835 shuttlecock1836 hau1843 cotton tree1876 1769 J. Banks Jrnl. (1962) I. 360 Matting..made of the Bark of the Tree calld by them Poorou, Hibiscus tiliaceus. 1790 W. Bligh Narr. Mutiny on Bounty 49 The trees that came within our knowledge were the manchineal and a species of purow. 1842 D. Wheeler Memoirs 354 The large leaves of the purau-tree. 1892 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Wrecker Prol. 2 In the whole length of the single shoreside street, with..its grateful shade of palms and green jungle of puraos, no moving figure could be seen. 1907 J. Masefield Tarpaulin Muster iv. 68 Some said it was the leaf of the puro bush. 1924 Science 18 Apr. 359/2 The Fau, or Purao tree, a native hibiscus which grows to a large size. 1959 L. M. Noble in A. H. McLintock Descr. Atlas N.Z. 82/2 The traditional rectangular hut with gable roof constructed of purau sticks and palm leaves is still common [in the Cook Islands]. 2000 E. Hunt et al. South Pacific 218/2 Uru or maiore (breadfruit) is eaten cooked. On the Marquesas, the basic dish is popoi (a sweet-and-sour-dish, which looks like a yellow paste)... The whole thing is covered with a purau leaf. < as lemmas |
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