Euterpe

Eu·ter·pe  (y-tûrp)

n. Greek Mythology

The Muse of lyric poetry and music.

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Euterpe

Noun

Greek myth the Muse of lyric poetry

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Euterpe - a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America genus Euterpe liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, family Palmaceae, family Palmae, palm family, Palmaceae, Palmae - chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales Euterpe oleracea, cabbage palm - Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young
	2.	Euterpe - (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute) Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks