The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*baruk fungus that grows on the sugar palm; tinder

PMP baruk fungus that grows on the sugar palm; tinder

WMP
Yami barok a tree: Zanthoxylum integrifolium Merrill. A cotton-like fiber obtained from the root is used to caulk boats, and as tinder in starting fires
Itbayaten varuk a plant (Butaceae, Zanthoxylum integrifolium Merrill), used as caulking material in boats
Hanunóo barúk tinder made from bamboo shavings
Cebuano báluk layer of fluffy fibrous material that sticks to the lower end of the palm frond, used as a compress for open wounds or tinder; tinder consisting of this material and charred coconut husks
Malay rabok tinder; touchwood (usually soft dusty material found in bamboo, and inflammable)
Mongondow bayuk tinder, fungus
Tae' baruk small gray fungus on the lower end of the leaf spine of the sugar palm, used in starting a fire; tinder
CMP
Buruese baru-t a fibre that grows on the trunk of the tree, used for kindling and caulking
Selaru baruk fungus that grows on the sugar palm