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Puka

/ˈpuːkə/

A small, usually perforated, wave- and beach-polished shell fragment formed from the spire of a cone, found along beaches of Pacific islands, and used especially to make necklaces.

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A small, usually perforated, wave- and beach-polished shell fragment formed from the spire of a cone, found along beaches of Pacific islands, and used especially to make necklaces.

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Word	Definition
griselinia lucida	Griselinia lucida, commonly known as puka, akapuka or shining broadleaf, is an epiphytic plant native to New Zealand.
meryta sinclairii	Meryta sinclairii, the puka or pukanui, is a large-leaved evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand that grows to about 8 m tall, with the distinctly tropical appearance typical of the genus.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Puka"

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Word	Definition
griselinia lucida	Griselinia lucida, commonly known as puka, akapuka or shining broadleaf, is an epiphytic plant native to New Zealand.
meryta sinclairii	Meryta sinclairii, the puka or pukanui, is a large-leaved evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand that grows to about 8 m tall, with the distinctly tropical appearance typical of the genus.
pukaonoun	A cylinder of red scoria mounted as a separate piece on the head of a moai, in the manner of a hat or topknot.
capiznoun	The shell of this mollusk used in window panes and jewelry.
wampumnoun	(uncountable) Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.
pearletnoun	A small pearl.
pendeloquenoun	(also attributive) A drop-shaped diamond or other gem used as a pendant; also, a piece of jewellery in pendant form.
wampumpeagnoun	(obsolete except historical) Synonym of wampum (“small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping”).
plugnoun	(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
porcelainnoun	(usually uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.
pebblenoun	A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
wompamnoun	Alternative form of wampum (beads). [(uncountable) Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.]
pukinoun	Any form or mold used for making clay pots by hand.
pak-a-punoun	Alternative form of pakapoo. [A Chinese lottery game popular in Oceania in the 19th century, involving tickets marked with rows of Chinese characters.]
pockmarknoun	A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock.
pearlnoun	(literally) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.
pumynoun	(obsolete) pebble; stone
poenamunoun	Alternative form of pounamu (“greenstone”). [(New Zealand) Jade, nephrite.]
beadnoun	A small, round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire, particularly for decorative purposes.
pillaunoun	Dated form of pilau.