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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Any of several related Brazilian trees of the genus Xylopia, or the bast fiber they yield..
No hemp grew in the country, the wild palm afforded one substitute; and the bark of the embira supplied cordage and [...]
page 459: [...] two right-angled notches prevented the caraguatá or embira string from slipping. page 535: The embira or caraguatá strings, were made taut or lax by twisting.
page 259: Alfred R. Wallace (1853) says that they were made of three strips of embira, [...] page 287: Boys 8 to 12, who do not yet use the penis sheath, wear under their buriti belts two fringed embira aprons, one over the other.
The floor beams are 10 cm x 15 cm (4 in x 6 in) in diameter and are tied with embira (bast fibre). When the structure of sticks has been set up the mixture of earth and manure is spread on it by hand.
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Embira means Any of several related Brazilian trees of the genus Xylopia, or the bast fiber they yield..
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No hemp grew in the country, the wild palm afforded one substitute; and the bark of the embira supplied cordage and [...]
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