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Piassava

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(n.) A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia Piassaba), - used in making brooms, and for other purposes. Called also piacaba and piasaba.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Piassava'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/piassava.html. 1828.
 
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