Eru may refer to:
- Eru (singer), a K-Pop singer and son of trot Korean singer Tae Jin Ah.
- Eru Ilúvatar, the Elvish name for God in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium
- Eru (vegetable), a Cameroonian vegetable prepared from either of two creeping plant species
- Syd Eru, a rugby player of New Zealand
- Eru, a location the The Lone Wolf series
- Wikispecies:Gnetum africanum or Wikispecies:Gnetum buchholzianum.
- eru is the Indo-European copula in Old Norse
- Eru (university), an Egyptian university located in Badr city.
- Eru (Shugo Chara!), an alternative rominziation of El, a character from the manga series Shugo Chara! by Peach-Pit
- L (Death Note), as a romanization
- Eru, Estonia, village in Vihula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
ERU may refer to:
- Eastern Rugby Union; see also Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union
- Emergency Response Unit (disambiguation), specialist teams at various organizations
- Emission Reduction Unit, a credit giver under Joint Implementation equivalent to one tonne of CO2 reduction
- Equilibrium rate of unemployment in macroeconomic theory
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Eru (singer)
Jo Sung Hyun (born on July 5, 1983) better known as by his stage name Eru, is an American singer, musician, and Composer based in South Korea.
Biography
Eru was born as Jo Sung-hyun on July 5, 1983 in New York, USA to Korean parents. He is the second and youngest son of one of the most popular and veteran Korean trot singer, Tae Jin-ah (né Jo Bang-hun). Eru lived in New York until he was 7 years old, then his family moved to South Korea, where he attended numerous international schools including Seoul American High School.
In 2003, Eru attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music (Piano Department) in Boston. Eru entered the K-Pop scene himself during a break from Berklee.
In late December 2007, Eru released a statement revealing his intentions of fulfilling his military service duties in the latter half of 2008, since he became a Korean citizen 2 years ago. In May 1, 2008, Eru entered the boot camp to start his mandatory military service at Nonsan Military Training Center. Eru stayed there for four weeks to receive basic training and was subsequently assigned to public service duty. He completed his duty within two years, and returned home on May 27, 2010.
Gnetum africanum
Gnetum africanum (eru or African Jointfir) is a vine gymnosperm species found natively throughout tropical Africa. Though bearing leaves, the genus Gnetum are gymnosperms, related to pine and other conifers.
Eru has numerous common names and is grown in various countries across Africa, including: Cameroon (Eru, okok, m’fumbua, or fumbua), Angola (KoKo), Nigeria (ukase or afang), Gabon (KoKo), Central African Republic (KoKo), Congo (KoKo), and the Democratic Republic of Congo (m’fumbua or fumbua). Eru has also been referred to as a form of ‘wild spinach’ in English.
Description
Gnetum africanum is traditionally a wild vine and is considered to be a wild vegetable. It is a perennial that grows approximately 10 metres long, with thick papery-like leaves growing in groups of three. The leaves may grow approximately 8 cm long, and at maturity the vine will produce small cone-like reproductive structures. The seeds of the vine resemble a fleshy fruit, sized 10–15 mm × 4–8 mm, and are red-orange in colour when fully ripe.
