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