Euterpe

/juˈtʌrpi/
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Definitions of Euterpe
  1. noun
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
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    Muse
    in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
  2. noun
    a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America
    synonyms: genus Euterpe
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    type of:
    liliopsid genus, monocot genus
    genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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