Baru (disambiguation)

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Baru is an extinct genus of crocodile (subfamily Mekosuchinae) that emerged in Australia during the Upper Oligocene.

Baru may also refer to:

Places

  • Baru, Sichuan, a town in Xichang, Sichuan, China
  • Baru, Iran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran
  • Baru, Hunedoara, a commune in Hunedoara County, Romania
  • Baroo, a town in the Punjab province of Pakistan
  • Volcán Barú, a volcano in Panama
  • Baru, Rajasthan, a small village in Rajasthan, India
  • Isla Barú, an island in Colombia

Other uses

  • Bārû, a priestly class in ancient Mesopotamia
  • Baru seed, an edible legume seed native to South America, Dipteryx alata
  • Baru tree, a primitive legume tree from the early branch Dipterygeae, Dipteryx alata
  • Triodia wiseana (Yinjibarndi and Ngarluma: Baru), a bunchgrass species in the genus Triodia
  • Baru Cormorant, the protagonist of the novel The Traitor Baru Cormorant
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