Noun: Bahia piassava baa'ee-u,pee-u'saa-vu
- Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
"They harvested Bahia piassava fibers to make traditional brushes";
- piassava palm, pissaba palm, bahia coquilla, Attalea funifera
Type of: feather palm
Part of: Attalea, genus Attalea