noun
Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
• Syn: ↑pissaba palm, ↑Bahia piassava, ↑bahia coquilla, ↑Attalea funifera
• Hypernyms: ↑feather palm
• Member Holonyms: ↑Attalea, ↑genus Attalea
• Part Meronyms: ↑coquilla nut
Useful english dictionary. 2012.