| 释义 |
‖ bussu
A South American name for a species of palm (Manicaria saccifera), the spathes of which supply a kind of coarse strong cloth. Hence bussu palm, bussu cloth.
1858Hogg Veg. Kingd. 754 Manicaria saccifera is a native of Brazil..where it is called Bussu. 1858Ibid. 755 Between layers of the smooth Bussu cloth. 1866Treas. Bot. II. 717/2. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 166 The delicate brown net-work that covers the spathe of the Bussu palm. |