Baru (disambiguation)
# Baru (disambiguation)

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
