Puna

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Puna f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – now Maihueniopsis.

• (genus): Puna clavarioides (now Maihueniopsis clavarioides) - type species

• Maihueniopsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Maihueniopsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

• Rhymes: -uːnə

From Spanish puna, from Quechua puna.

Puna (plural Punas)

1. Alternative form of puna

Puna

1. Altiplano, a region that covers part of Bolivia, Peru, and the northern end of Argentina and Chile.

From Hawaiian puna.

Puna

1. A district in the east-southeast portion of the island of Hawaii, in the state of Hawaii, United States.

From Spanish Puná.

Puna

1. An island off the coast of southern Ecuador.

From Urdu پونا (Pūnā).

Puna

1. A village in Punjab, Pakistan.

See Pune.

Puna

1. Alternative spelling of Poona, a major city and district of Maharashtra, India.

• napu

Puna f

1. Alternative form of Pune