Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small branching composite tree, Senecio Forsteri, of New Zealand.
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Examples
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Cholesterol, coconuts, and diet on Polynesian atolls: a natural experiment: The Pukapuka and Tokelau Island studies, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1981;34:1552-1561
Dr. Joseph Mercola: Coconut Oil: When Fat Is A Good Thing Dr. Joseph Mercola 2011
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Cholesterol, coconuts, and diet on Polynesian atolls: a natural experiment: The Pukapuka and Tokelau Island studies, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1981;34:1552-1561
Dr. Joseph Mercola: Coconut Oil: When Fat Is A Good Thing Dr. Joseph Mercola 2011
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This ecoregion consists of the relatively well-defined Northern and Southern Line Islands groups as well as the ill-defined Northern Cook Islands (Pukapuka, Rakahanga, Manihiki, Penrhyn, and Suwarrow Atolls).
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Geochronology and subsurface stratigraphy of Pukapuka and Rakahanga atolls, Cook Islands: late Quaternary reef growth and sea level history.
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After battering the Northern Cook Islands of Pukapuka and Nassau on 28 February, the cyclone is now bearing down on the Southern Cook Islands.
Australia Increases Cyclone Aid for Cook Islands and Tokelau 2005
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Pukapukan is a distinct language spoken on the Northern Cook Islands atoll of Pukapuka (1996 population 780) where Johnny Frisbie Hebenstreit, the author of this story ('A Quiet Night '), was born.
Book & Print in New Zealand: A Guide to Print Culture in New Zealand Penny Griffith 1885
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They were particularly concerned about the low-lying islands of Pukapuka and Nassau while there was also fears that Aitutaki to be struck again.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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They were particularly concerned about the low-lying islands of Pukapuka and Nassau while there was also fears that Aitutaki to be struck again.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By MICHAEL FIELD 2010
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[72] Probably the Pukapuka group or Union Islands.
History of the Philippine Islands Antonio de Morga 1597
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“Cholesterol, Coconuts, and Diet on Polynesian Atolls: A Natural Experiment: the Pukapuka and Tokelau Island Studies.”
The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007
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