piassava palm

piassava palm
noun
Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
Hypernyms: ↑feather palm
Member Holonyms: ↑Attalea, ↑genus Attalea
Part Meronyms: ↑coquilla nut

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  • piassava — [pē΄ə sä′və] n. [Port piassaba < Tupí piaçába, a plant name] 1. a stiff, elastic fiber obtained from any of various palms and used in making brushes, brooms, etc. 2. a palm yielding piassava; esp., any of several Brazilian palms (as… …   English World dictionary

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  • piassava — [ˌpi:ə sα:və] noun 1》 a stout fibre obtained from the leaf stalks of a number of South American and African palm trees. 2》 a palm tree producing piassava. Origin C19: via Port. from Tupi piaçába …   English new terms dictionary

  • piassava — noun Etymology: Portuguese piassaba, from Tupi pɨasáβa Date: 1835 1. any of several stiff coarse fibers obtained from palms and used especially in cordage or brushes 2. a palm yielding piassava; especially either of two Brazilian palms (Attalea… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • palm fiber — noun 1. : a fiber (as piassava) obtained from a palm 2. : the split leaves of a palm used for thatching, weaving, or rope making …   Useful english dictionary

  • piassava — n. 1 a stout fibre obtained from the leaf stalks of various American and African palm trees. 2 any of these trees. Etymology: Port. f. Tupi piaccedilaacuteba …   Useful english dictionary

  • feather palm — noun palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves • Hypernyms: ↑palm, ↑palm tree • Hyponyms: ↑coyol, ↑coyol palm, ↑Acrocomia vinifera, ↑grugru, ↑gri gri, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bahia piassava — noun Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes • Syn: ↑piassava palm, ↑pissaba palm, ↑bahia coquilla, ↑Attalea funifera • Hypernyms: ↑feather palm • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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