piassava
noun
- a stiff, elastic fiber obtained from any of various palms and used in making brushes, brooms, etc.
- a palm yielding piassava; esp., any of several Brazilian palms (as Leopoldinia piassaba and Attalea funifera)
See piassava in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pēˌə-säˈvə) also pi·as·sa·ba (-säˈbə)
noun- Either of two South American palm trees, Attalea funifera or Leopoldinia piassaba, from which a strong coarse fiber is obtained.
- The fiber of either of these plants, used for making ropes, brushes, and brooms.
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