bussu

There are many palm-trees whose leaves are used for thatching houses, but of all others for that purpose the bussu is the best.

Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850

There are many palm-trees whose leaves are used for thatching houses, but of all others for that purpose the bussu is the best.

The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850

You would have seen boxes woven out of palm leaves, and bags made of the fibrous, cloth-like spathe of the "bussu," filled with the soft, silky cotton of the bombax, to be afterwards spun and woven for shirts and dresses.

Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850

That was, in fact, the very thing he was going to do, and in less than an hour, with the help of Leon, it was done -- the latter carrying away the earth upon "bussu" leaves as fast as Guapo shovelled it out.

The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850

That was, in fact, the very thing he was going to do, and in less than an hour, with the help of Leon, it was done -- the latter carrying away the earth upon "bussu" leaves as fast as Guapo shovelled it out.

Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850

You would have seen boxes woven out of palm-leaves, and bags made of the fibrous, cloth-like spathe of the "bussu," filled with the soft, silky cotton of the bombax, to be afterwards spun and woven for shirts and dresses.

The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850

On the third day the "bussu" leaves were laid on, and the house was finished.

The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850

The leaves of the "bussu," with great clusters of the fruits of the catinga and patawa, were laid upon the raft; and then, Guapo, mounting himself on top of all, pushed out with his long pole, and ferried the whole across.

The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850

Fancy two or three dozen of these gigantic leaves standing up almost erect from the top of the thick trunk, and you may form some idea of the "bussu" palm.

The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850

The funnel was a long narrow cone, and to strengthen it, it was set within another funnel made of the thick leaf of the "bussu" palm, and then both were supported by a framework of palm fibres.

The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850