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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes;
[syn: piassava palm, pissaba palm, Bahia piassava, bahia coquilla, Attalea funifera]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Piassava \Pi*as"sa*va\, n. [Pg. piasaba.] A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia Piassaba), -- used in making brooms, and for other purposes. Called also pia[,c]aba and piasaba. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Coquilla nut \Co*quil"la nut\ [Pg. coquilho, Sp. coquillo, dim. of coco a cocoanut.] (Bot.) The fruit of a Brazilian tree (Attalea funifera of Martius.). [1913 Webster] Note: Its shell is hazel-brown in color, very hard and close in texture, and much used by turners in forming ornamental articles, such as knobs for umbrella handles. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Attalea funifera n 1: Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes [syn: piassava palm, pissaba palm, Bahia piassava, bahia coquilla, Attalea funifera]