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Often cultivated for ornament
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purau
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Purau is a small settlement in Canterbury , New Zealand, facing Lyttelton Harbour .
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n. 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 [syn: mahoe , majagua , mahagua , balibago , Hibiscus tiliaceus ]
Usage examples of purau.
Then suddenly she dropped her work and stepped into the shadow of a thick-spreading purau tree close by.
The big red rooster in the purau tree napped his wings, crowed and regarded the ground with down-stretched neck and deep, explosive cackles.
He lay on a mat in the shade of a purau tree near his house, and for a moment, while he collected his thoughts confused by dreams, he stared up wild-eyed at the broad, pale green leaves which made a canopy overhead.