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piassava: Meaning and Definition of

pi•as•sa•va

Pronunciation: (pē"u-sä'vu), [key]
— n.
  1. Also calleda coarse, woody fiber obtained from either of two palms, Leopoldina piassaba or Attalea funifera, of South America, used in making brooms, mats, etc.
  2. either of these trees.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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