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Definition of Attalea funifera

1. Noun. Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Attalea Funifera

Literary usage of Attalea funifera

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1850)
"Martius changed its name to— " Attalea funifera ... 1. represents the general appearance of an entire tree of Attalea funifera, greatly reduced. 2. ..."

2. Palm Trees of the Amazon and Their Uses. by Alfred Russel Wallace (1853)
"The fibre imported into this country has been supposed to be produced only by the Attalea funifera, a species not found in ..."

3. Choice Stove and Greenhouse Ornamental-leaved Plants: Comprising by Benjamin Samuel Williams (1876)
"The large seeds of Attalea funifera, called " Coquilla Nuts," are dark brown, and take a high polish ; they are manufactured by the turner into various ..."

4. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1855)
"... of commerce is not the Attalea funifera of Martins, but a HCIC species of ... we have as good reason to believe to be the Attalea funifera of Martius, ..."

5. Fatty Foods: Their Practical Examination. A Handbook for the Use of by Edward Richards Bolton, Cecil Revis (1913)
"(The oil from Attalea funifera is so similar that it may be included under the head of "cohune oil," though it is sometimes distinguished under the name of ..."

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