"pulu" meaning in Hawaiian

See pulu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *pulu ~ *bulut “coconut husk” (compare with Fijian bulu “coconut husk” and Maori puru "plug, caulk"); *bulut possibly underwent a semantic shift < “to stick to something”. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-oce-pro|*pulu}} Proto-Oceanic *pulu, {{cog|fj|bulu}} Fijian bulu, {{cog|mi|puru}} Maori puru Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} pulu
  1. fibrous husk of any nut like coconuts, candlenuts etc; boll of cotton; down of ferns
    Sense id: en-pulu-haw-noun-l1kN88KL Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 32 13 2
  2. any natural plant fiber from coconuts, cotton etc.
    Sense id: en-pulu-haw-noun-Z0HZgF0k Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 32 13 2
  3. any natural plant fiber from coconuts, cotton etc.
    pulu, the fibers of the Cibotium glaucum
    Sense id: en-pulu-haw-noun-3oXPKE56 Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 32 13 2
  4. mulch
    Sense id: en-pulu-haw-noun-Q~z025jK Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 32 13 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From English bull. Etymology templates: {{bor|haw|en|bull}} English bull Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} pulu
  1. bull Related terms: pulukeke
    Sense id: en-pulu-haw-noun-xnwSY2UU Categories (other): Cattle Disambiguation of Cattle: 13 13 22 0 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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