puka

Pronunciation: /ˈpuːkə/

The English word “puka” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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.
The evergreen tree Meryta sinclairii, endemic to New Zealand.
The epiphytic plant Griselinia lucida, native to New Zealand.

Borrowed from Hawaiian puka (“hole”).

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