Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun purau

1 sense of purau

Sense 1
mahoe, majagua, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus tiliaceus -- (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)
       => hibiscus -- (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)