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'''Piassava''', also '''piaçava''' ({{IPA-pt|pi.(j)ɐˈsavɐ}}), '''piaçaba''' ({{IPA-pt|pi.(j)ɐˈsabɐ|}}), '''piasaba''', '''pissaba''', '''piassaba''', and '''piaçá''' ({{IPA-pt|pjɐˈsa|}}),<ref>The '''piaçá''' form occurs mostly in Portugal and is considered less correct by some dictionaries.</ref> is a [[fiber crop|fibrous product]] of two [[Brazil]]ian [[Arecaceae|palms]]: ''[[Attalea funifera]]'' and ''[[Leopoldinia piassaba]]''. It is often used in making [[broom]]s, and for other purposes. |
'''Piassava''', also '''piaçava''' ({{IPA-pt|pi.(j)ɐˈsavɐ}}), '''piaçaba''' ({{IPA-pt|pi.(j)ɐˈsabɐ|}}), '''piasaba''', '''pissaba''', '''piassaba''', and '''piaçá''' ({{IPA-pt|pjɐˈsa|}}),<ref>The '''piaçá''' form occurs mostly in Portugal and is considered less correct by some dictionaries.</ref> is a [[fiber crop|fibrous product]] of two [[Brazil]]ian [[Arecaceae|palms]]: ''[[Attalea funifera]]'' and ''[[Leopoldinia piassaba]]''. It is often used in making [[broom]]s, and for other purposes. |
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Piassava was historically exported to Europe before the widespread use synthetic materials such as plastic. Today, it is mostly used locally in South America and no longer widely exported.<ref name="Brokamp-2015">{{cite book |last=Brokamp |first=Grischa |date=2015 |title=Relevance and Sustainability of Wild Plant Collection in NW South America: Insights from the Plant Families Arecaceae and Krameriaceae |url=https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783658086954 |location=Wiesbaden |publisher=Springer Spektrum |doi=10.1007/978-3-658-08696-1 |isbn=978-3-658-08695-4}}</ref> |
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* [[Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon]] Vol. I by Lieutenant [[William Lewis Herndon]] (1853) chapter 14, p. 285 |
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* ''[[Webster's Dictionary|Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary]]'' (1913) |
* ''[[Webster's Dictionary|Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary]]'' (1913) |
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Piassava, also piaçava (Portuguese pronunciation: [pi.(j)ɐˈsavɐ]), piaçaba ([pi.(j)ɐˈsabɐ]), piasaba, pissaba, piassaba, and piaçá ([pjɐˈsa]),[1] is a fibrous product of two Brazilian palms: Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia piassaba. It is often used in making brooms, and for other purposes.
Piassava was historically exported to Europe before the widespread use synthetic materials such as plastic. Today, it is mostly used locally in South America and no longer widely exported.[2]
See also
References
- ^ The piaçá form occurs mostly in Portugal and is considered less correct by some dictionaries.
- ^ Brokamp, Grischa (2015). Relevance and Sustainability of Wild Plant Collection in NW South America: Insights from the Plant Families Arecaceae and Krameriaceae. Wiesbaden: Springer Spektrum. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-08696-1. ISBN 978-3-658-08695-4.
- Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon Vol. I by Lieutenant William Lewis Herndon (1853) chapter 14, p. 285
- Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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