[ ˌpi:ə'sα:və ]
■ noun
1》 a stout fibre obtained from the leaf stalks of a number of South American and African palm trees.
2》 a palm tree producing ~.
Origin
C19: via Port. from Tupi piaçába .
[ ˌpi:ə'sα:və ]
■ noun
1》 a stout fibre obtained from the leaf stalks of a number of South American and African palm trees.
2》 a palm tree producing ~.
Origin
C19: via Port. from Tupi piaçába .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004