: a Brazilian plant (Neoglaziovia variegata) related to the pinguin
2
: the silky resistant leaf fiber of the caroa plant used especially locally in making cordage, coarse cloth, and paper
Word History
Etymology
Portuguese caroá, from Tupi
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