You know what it looks like… but what is it called?
TAKE THE QUIZtucum
noun
tu·cum
tüˈküm
variants
or less commonly tucuma
-mə
plural -s
1
or less commonly tucum palm
a
: any of several chiefly Brazilian palms of the genus Astrocaryum (especially A. tucuma) with leaf bases that yield a coarse fiber used especially for cordage and hats and with seeds that yield an edible oil
b
: a low spiny Brazilian palm (Bactris setosa) with leaves that yield a long strong fiber held to resemble wool and used locally for bags or other containers, fishing nets, and shoemakers' twines
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