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piassava Definition


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piassava
piassaba
noun piassavas, piassabas
    1. A coarse stiff fibre used for making brooms, etc, obtained from Brazilian palms.
    2. The tree that yields it.
Etymology: 19c: Portuguese, from Tupí.



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