chiquichiqui palm

chiquichiqui palm
\\|chēkē|chēkē-\ noun
Etymology: Spanish chiquichique, from Tupi
: either of two So. American palms (Leopoldinia piassaba and Attalea funifera) yielding piassava fiber

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