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jipijapa definition

jipi·japa (hē′pē hä′pə)

noun

  1. a Central and South American plant (Carludovica palmata) of a family (Cyclanthaceae, order Cyclanthales) of monocotyledonous perennials, whose leaves yield a flexible, durable straw used for hats
  2. this straw
  3. Panama hat

Etymology: Sp, after Jipijapa, place in Ecuador

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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