caraguata

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A form of caraguatá — Any of several similar South American bromeliad plants, Bromelia serra, Bromelia pinguin or Bromelia balansae (syn. Bromelia argentina), which yield a long, silky fiber used for making cords, sacks, etc.

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Meanings

nouncaraguata (plural caraguatas)

plural caraguatas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of caraguatá.

    On the lower shelf observe leaves and fibre of the Caraguata (Bromelia argentina, Baker), from the Argentine Republic.

    1895, Kew. Royal Gardens, Official Guide to the Museums of Economic Botany: No. 1-3. ..., page 14
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    The goddess is also the one who introduced the caraguata, the bromeliad whose fibers the Ishir use to craft domestic and ceremonial cloths: [...]

    2007, Ticio Escobar, The Curse of Nemur: In Search of the Art, Myth, and Ritual of the Ishir, →ISBN, page 208
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