HyperDic: bahia_piassava

English > 1 sense of the expression Bahia piassava:
NOUNplantBahia piassava, piassava palm, pissaba palm, bahia coquilla, Attalea funiferaBrazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
English > Bahia piassava: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningBrazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes.
Synonymspiassava palm, pissaba palm, bahia coquilla, 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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