bussu
noun
bus·su
bəˈsü
plural -s
: a low palm (Manicaria saccifera) of Central and South American tidal swamps having enormous undivided oblong leaves often used in thatching, spathes like sacs, and a very large fruit see troolie
Word History
Etymology
Portuguese bussú, from Tupi ubu-ussu, from ubu leaf + ussu big