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Definition of Piassava

Piassava
Piassava Pi*as"sa*va, 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[,c]aba and piasaba.

Meaning of Piassava from wikipedia

- Pi****ava, also piaçava (Portuguese pronunciation: [pi.(j)ɐˈsavɐ]), piaçaba ([pi.(j)ɐˈsabɐ]), piasaba, ****aba, pi****aba, and piaçá ([pjɐˈsa]), is a fibrous...
- Leopoldinia pi****aba, the Para pi****ava, pi****ava fiber palm or pi****ava palm, is a palm native to black water rivers in Amazonian Brazil and Venezuela...
- funifera, the Bahia pi****ava, is a species of palm (family Arecaceae), native to eastern Brazil. It is a major source of pi****ava fiber, used in brooms...
- fishing. In colonial times the town used to be a major trading centre for pi****ava and other agricultural products. The po****tion of Bonthe is ethnically...
- Raphia vinifera, the West African pi****ava palm, bamboo palm or West African b**** fibre is a palm tree species in the genus Raphia. It is native to Benin...
- most live by agriculture, hunting, fishing and gathering, and extract pi****ava fiber for income to buy goods from traders. The Baré and Werekena people...
- Mato Grosso livestock Pescadores Artesanais fishing Piaçaveiros amazon pi****ava fiber processing Pomeranos Terreiros in all regions Quebradeiras de Coco...
- Similarly, stands of A. funifera in Bahia, Brazil (which are cultivated for pi****ava fibre) are managed using fire—the seedlings survive cutting and burning...
- trees, thatch was woven for roofing while the trunk of the trees provided pi****ava which was used for making climbing ropes (Ikpoo) or processed for sale...
- Cash crops include coffee, cocoa, and kola. Locally grown bamboo and pi****ava palm are widely used for construction, mats and baskets. Many tropical...