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piassava definition

pi·as·sava (pē′ə sä′və)

noun

  1. a stiff, elastic fiber obtained from any of various palms and used in making brushes, brooms, etc.
  2. a palm yielding piassava; esp., any of several Brazilian palms (as Leopoldinia piassaba and Attalea funifera)

Etymology: Port piassaba < Tupí piaçába, a plant name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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