buk6樸朴
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Yalebuhk
Definition
A type of tree from the elm family.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively used in the compound 樸樹 to refer to the hackberry tree. It is rarely encountered in isolation in modern spoken Cantonese, as it is a specific botanical term rather than a common household word. You will mostly see it in the context of nature trails, botany, or geography in Hong Kong.
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