chambira

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noun

Astrocaryum chambira, a type of palm native to the Amazon rainforest, or the wood of this tree.

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Meanings

nounchambira (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAstrocaryum chambira, a type of palm native to the Amazon rainforest, or the wood of this tree.

    Women in this remote Amazon village can weave fibers from the branch of the chambira palm tree into practically anything they need — fishing nets, hammocks, purses, skirts and dental floss.

    2009 January 20, Roxana Popescu, “For Peruvians, Baskets for the U.S. Market Bring a New Way of Life”, in New York Times
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APA

chambira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chambira

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“chambira.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chambira. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chambira,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chambira.

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