pulu
[ poo-loo ]
noun
a soft, elastic vegetable fiber of yellow-brown hue obtained from the young fronds of Hawaiian tree ferns, used for mattress and pillow stuffing.
Origin of pulu
1Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1825–35
- Also called pulu fiber.
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