Puka definition

Puka

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WordNet

(1) Small roundheaded New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers

(2) South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers

WiktionaryText

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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hole, gate, doorway

puka lani, "puka o kalani", "gate of heaven", "heaven's gate"