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ALL meanings of piassava

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  • noun piassava Also called monkey grass. a coarse, woody fiber obtained from either of two palms, Leopoldina piassaba or Attalea funifera, of South America, used in making brooms, mats, etc. 1
  • noun piassava either of these trees. 1
  • noun piassava either of two South American palm trees, Attalea funifera or Leopoldinia piassaba 0
  • noun piassava the coarse fibre obtained from either of these trees, used to make brushes and rope 0
  • noun piassava a stiff, elastic fiber obtained from any of various palms and used in making brushes, brooms, etc. 0
  • noun piassava a palm yielding piassava; esp., any of several Brazilian palms (as Leopoldinia piassaba and Attalea funifera) 0
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