HyperDic: piassava_palm

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