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Noun: purlieu (purlieus,purlieux)  pur-loo or purl-yoo [N. Amer], pur-lyoo [Brit]
  1. An outer adjacent area of any place
    - environs

Derived forms: purlieus, purlieux

Type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region

Encyclopedia: Purlieu

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Purkinje
Purkinje cell
Purkinje fiber
Purkinje fibre
Purkinje network
Purkinje's system
Purkinje's tissue
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purl stitch
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purlin
purloin
purloo
purple
purple amaranth
purple anise
purple apricot
purple avens
purple bacteria
purple beech