toquillan.
/tə(ʊ)ˈkiː(j)ə/, U.S. /toʊˈki(j)ə/ = jipijapa n. a.
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > other palms
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding fibre, etc. > palms yielding fibre or thatching materials
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1877 Encycl. Brit. VII. 647/2 The leaves of the toquilla..furnish material for the well-known hats.
1924 Countries of World III. 1713/1 The toquilla palm yields the leaf-fibre for the famous ‘Panama’ hats of Ecuador.
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