HyperDic: bahia_coquilla

English > 1 sense of the expression bahia coquilla:
NOUNplantbahia coquilla, piassava palm, pissaba palm, Bahia piassava, Attalea funiferaBrazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
English > bahia coquilla: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningBrazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes.
Synonymspiassava palm, pissaba palm, Bahia piassava, Attalea funifera
Member ofAttalea, genus AttaleaUnarmed feather palms of central and northern South America
Partscoquilla nutnut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable ivory
Broaderfeather palmpalm having pinnate or featherlike leaves

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