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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Piassava

· Pi·as·sa·va · IPA
01 n. A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia Piassaba), -- used in making brooms, and for other purposes…
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    A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia Piassaba), -- used in making brooms, and for other purposes. Called also piaçaba and piasaba. Also: piaçaba, piasaba