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pi·as·sa·va

(pē′ə-sä′və) also pi·as·sa·ba (-sä′bə)

1. Either of two South American palm trees, Attalea funifera or Leopoldinia piassaba, from which a strong coarse fiber is obtained.

2. The fiber of either of these plants, formerly widely used for making ropes, brushes, and brooms.

[Portuguese, from Tupí pïa'sawa.]

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piassava

(ˌpiːəˈsɑːvə) or

piassaba

1. (Plants) either of two South American palm trees, Attalea funifera or Leopoldinia piassaba

2. (Textiles) the coarse fibre obtained from either of these trees, used to make brushes and rope

[C19: via Portuguese from Tupi piaçaba]

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pi•as•sa•va

(ˌpi əˈsɑ və)

also pi•as•sa•ba

(-ˈsɑ və, -bə)

n., pl. -vas also -bas.

1. a 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.

[1825–35; < Portuguese < Tupi piaçaba]

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Compatibility of vegetable fibers with Portland cement and its relationship with the physical properties/Compatibilidade de fibras vegetais com cimento portland e sua relacao com as propriedades fisicas

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Employment and income generation in the Brazilian Amazon forest: a Social Account Matrix based multiplier approach/Emploi et creation de revenus dans la foret amazonienne du Bresil: une approche de multiplication a base SAM/Empleo y generacion de ingresos en la selva amazonica de Brasil: un enfoque por multiplicadores basado en una MCS

Aphandra Natalia (Arecaceae)--a little known source of piassaba fibers from the western Amazon.

Anatomia y propiedades fisico-quimicas de la fibra de chambira

Night and crepuscular mosquitoes and risk of vector-borne diseases in areas of piassaba extraction in the middle Negro River basin, state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Artificial lighting as a vector attractant and cause of disease diffusion

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Emerging Chagas Disease: Trophic Network and Cycle of Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi from Palm Trees in the Amazon

Spatial distribution and environmental preferences of the piassaba palm Aphandra natalia (Arecaceae) along the Pastaza and Urituyacu rivers in Peru.

Species diversity and growth forms in tropical American palm communities

The piassaba palm: conservation and development in the buffer zone of Peru's Cordillera Azul National Park.