Found 1 definition: piassava.
Pos: Noun
[CIDE DICTIONARY]
piassava, n. [Pg. piasaba.].
A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia Piassaba), -- used in making brooms, and for other purposes. Called also piaçaba and piasaba. [1913 Webster]
[OXFORD DICTIONARY]
piassava, n.
1 a stout fibre obtained from the leaf-stalks of various American and African palm-trees.
2 any of these trees.
Port. f. Tupi pia{ccedil}{aacute}ba
[RELATED WORDS]
bahia piassava, piassava palm