tucum

English

Alternative forms

tecum

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese tucum, from a Tupian (Old Tupi?) term tucumá.

Noun

tucum (uncountable)

A fine, strong fibre obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum vulgare), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.
The plant that yields this fibre.

Further reading

“tucum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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