HyperDic: euterpe

English > 2 senses of the word Euterpe:
NOUNplantEuterpe, genus Euterpea monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America
person Euterpe(Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
English > Euterpe: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningA monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America.
Synonymgenus Euterpe
Member ofPalmae, family Palmae, Palmaceae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, palm familychiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves
Memberscabbage palm, Euterpe oleraceaBrazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young / young
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanisheuterpe, genus euterpe
Catalaneuterpe, genus euterpe
English > Euterpe: 2 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning(Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute).
CategoryGreek mythologyThe mythology of the ancient Greeks
Instance ofMuseIn ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne
SpanishEuterpe

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