Attalea funifera : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Attalea funifera	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Attalea funifera
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Attalea funifera n Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes Synonym(s): piassava palm, pissaba palm, Bahia piassava, bahia coquilla, Attalea funifera
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piassava \Pias"sava\, 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 {pia[87]aba} and {piasaba}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coquilla nut \Co*quil"la nut\ [Pg. coquilho, Sp. coquillo, dim. of coco a cocoanut.] (Bot.) The fruit of a Brazilian tree ({Attalea funifera} of Martius.). Note: Its shell is hazel-brown in color, very hard and close in texture, and much used by turners in forming ornamental articles, such as knobs for umbrella handles.