SINCE 1828
chiquichiqui palm
noun
chi·qui·chi·qui palm
| \ ¦chēkē¦chēkē-\
Definition of chiquichiqui palm
: either of two South American palms (Leopoldinia piassaba and Attalea funifera) yielding piassava fiber
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