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BAHIA PIASSAVA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
Synonyms:
Attalea funifera; bahia coquilla; Bahia piassava; piassava palm; pissaba palm
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Bahia piassava" is a kind of...):
feather palm (palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves)
Meronyms (parts of "Bahia piassava"):
coquilla nut (nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable ivory)
Holonyms ("Bahia piassava" is a member of...):
Attalea; genus Attalea (unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America)
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