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Euterpe

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Euterpe

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n
(Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
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n
a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Euterpe
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n (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)

Example of:
Muse
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
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n a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America

Synonyms:
genus Euterpe
Type of:
liliopsid genus, monocot genus
genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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