| 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 |