Associations to the word «Piassava»

Wiktionary

PIASSAVA, noun. A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia piassaba), formerly used in making brooms and for other purposes.
PIASSAVA, noun. Either of these two trees.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne