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Euterpe
Euterpe (family Palmae) A genus of palms, many of which are large trees. The trunk is columnar, and sometimes slightly swollen. The leaves are pinnate, the crown-shaft is prominent. The plants are monoecious. E. oleracea of Brazil and Paraguay is the assai palm, whose fleshy fruit wall provides the popular plumcoloured beverage assai. There are 20 species, found in the W. Indies, and in Central and S. America.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Euterpe." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Euterpe." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Euterpe.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Euterpe." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Euterpe.html |
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Euterpe
Euterpe in Greek and Roman mythology, the Muse of flutes. The name is Greek, and means literally ‘well-pleasing’.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Euterpe." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Euterpe." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Euterpe.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Euterpe." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Euterpe.html |
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Euterpe
Euterpe : see Muses . |
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"Euterpe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Euterpe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Euterpe.html "Euterpe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Euterpe.html |
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