piassava
51genus Attalea — noun unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America • Syn: ↑Attalea • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Palmae, ↑family Palmae, ↑ …
52pissaba palm — noun Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes • Syn: ↑piassava palm, ↑Bahia piassava, ↑bahia coquilla, ↑Attalea funifera • Hypernyms: ↑feather palm • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
53para grass — noun Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: from Pará, state and city in Brazil 1. : a perennial pasture and green forage grass (Panicum purpurascens) grown in tropical countries and especially suited to soils too wet for other crops 2. :… …
54pi|a|sa|ba — pi|as|sa|ba or pi|a|sa|ba «PEE uh SAH buh», noun. = piassava. (Cf. ↑piassava) …
55pi|as|sa|ba — or pi|a|sa|ba «PEE uh SAH buh», noun. = piassava. (Cf. ↑piassava) …
56Piacaba — Pi*a[,c] a*ba, n. See {Piassava}. [1913 Webster] …
57Tampico fiber — Tam*pi co fi ber or Tampico fibre Tam*pi co fi bre A tough vegetable fiber used as a substitute for bristles in making brushes. The piassava and the ixtle are both used under this name. [1913 Webster] …
58Tampico fibre — Tampico fiber Tam*pi co fi ber or Tampico fibre Tam*pi co fi bre A tough vegetable fiber used as a substitute for bristles in making brushes. The piassava and the ixtle are both used under this name. [1913 Webster] …
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