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punos

  1. future of puni

From Proto-Finnic *punos, equivalent to punoa (“to weave”) +‎ -os.

punos

  1. twine, braid (threads twisted or braided together, mainly for decorative purposes)
    Synonym: punonnainen
  2. web (latticed or woven structure)
    Huvimajan kattona oli ohuista puulistoista tehty punos.
    The gazebo's roof was a web made of thin strips of wood.
  3. wattle (construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof)
  4. (anatomy) plexus (network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels)
    laskimopunos ― venous plexus
  5. (heraldry) fretty, wreath (see lakipunos, punosruutu)

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