Euterpe Definition

yo͝o-tûrpē
noun
The Muse of music and lyric poetry.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Euterpe
pronoun

(Greek mythology) The Muse of music and lyric poetry, specifically of flute playing, joy and pleasure.

Wiktionary

Origin of Euterpe

  • From Ancient Greek ευτέρπη (euterpē, “pleasing”), from εὖ (eu, “well”) + τέρπειν (terpein, “to delight, to please”).

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Euterpe Sentence Examples

  • The assai (Euterpe oleracea) is another highly-prized palm because of a beverage made from its fruit along the lower Amazon.

  • A closely-related species or variety (Euterpe edulis) is the well-known palmito or cabbage palm found over the greater part of Brazil, whose terminal phylophore is cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

  • The acai palm, part of the plant genus Euterpe, provides purple berries the size of blueberries which are harvested and processed before eating.

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