puka

n. 普克珠贝(夏威夷海滩上常见的白色有孔小贝壳,可用以串成项链或手镯)

发音

其它 /ˈpuːkə/

词形变化

pukas 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

  2. 1.

    Alternative form of pooka.

  3. 1.

    The evergreen tree Meryta sinclairii, endemic to New Zealand.

  4. 2.

    The epiphytic plant Griselinia lucida, native to New Zealand.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

tree bush shrub

词源

Borrowed from Hawaiian puka (“hole”).

来源：wiktionary