(puls) noun
1. Physiol. The rhythmic beating of the arteries due to the successive contractions of the heart, especially as felt in pressing upon the radial artery at the wrist. ♦ Collateral adjectives: sphygmic, sphygmoid.
2. Any throbbing characterized by a short, quick, regular stroke or motion; pulsation.
3. Telecom. A brief surge of electrical or electromagnetic energy, usually transmitted as a signal in communication.
4. Any movement, drift, or tendency indicative of general opinion, feeling, or sentiment.
—v.i. pulsed, puls·ing To manifest a pulse; pulsate; throb. [<OF pous <L pulsus (venarum) the beating (of the veins), orig. pp. of pellere beat]
—pulse′less adjective

(puls) noun
Leguminous plants collectively, as peas, beans, etc., or their edible seeds. [<OF pols <L puls pottage of meal or pulse]