any tobacco plant having broad leaves, used esp in making cigars
2. Also called: kapuka, papauma, puka New Zealand
an evergreen tree with large glossy leaves
puka in American English
(ˈpuːkə)
noun
a small white shell found on Pacific, esp. Hawaiian, beaches and strung in clusters to make necklaces
Word origin
[1970–75; of uncert. orig.]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Heimlich maneuver, New Age, cornrow, postmodernism, salsa