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/pooh"looh/, n.a soft, elastic vegetable fiber of yellow-brown hue obtained from the young fronds of Hawaiian tree ferns, used for mattress and pillow stuffing. Also called pulu fiber.[1825-35; < Hawaiian]
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Pulu — is a silky material obtained from the fibers of the hapuokinau pulu ( Cibotium glaucum ), a tree fern of Hawaii. It is made of the brown hairs that cover the young fiddlehead as it uncoils. For a period in the 1800s, pulu was collected, dried,… … Wikipedia
Pulu — ist mehrdeutig. Es bezeichnet: eine australische Insel; siehe Pulu (Insel) eine Schule des tibetischen Buddhismus, siehe Xalu Schule (chin. Xialu pai 夏鲁派) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pulu — Pu lu, n. A vegetable substance consisting of soft, elastic, yellowish brown chaff, gathered in the Hawaiian Islands from the young fronds of free ferns of the genus {Cibotium}, chiefly {Cibotium Menziesii}; used for stuffing mattresses, cushions … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pulu — Pulu, s. Farnhaar … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Pulu — Pulu, s. Agnus Scythicus … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Pulu — Original name in latin Pul Name in other language Pulu, Pulu Zhen, Puluchang, Pul Pul Zhen, Pulchang, pu lu, pu lu chang, pu lu zhen State code CN Continent/City Asia/Chongqing longitude 29.81796 latitude 106.15927 altitude 265 Population 0 Date… … Cities with a population over 1000 database
pulu — ˈpüˌlü noun ( s) Etymology: Hawaiian, from pulu wet, soaked : a soft elastic yellowish brown vegetable wool obtained in Hawaii from the young fronds of tree ferns of the genus Cibotium (especially C. menziesii) and formerly exported for mattress… … Useful english dictionary
Pulu-Keeling-Nationalpark — Suppenschildkröte … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pulu Condor — Pulu Condor, Pulu Pinang, s. Pulo Condor, Pulo Pinang … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Pulu Wai — (Poeloe Way), Insel, s. Weh … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
