piassava /pē-ə-säˈvə/ or piassaba /-bə/

1. A coarse stiff fibre used for making brooms, etc, obtained from Brazilian palms, Attalea (coquilla) and Leopoldinia (chiquichiqui)
2. The tree yielding it

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