Eu·ter·pe (y -tûr p )n. Greek Mythology The Muse of lyric poetry and music. |
Euterpe [juːˈtɜːpɪ]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the Muse of lyric poetry and music
Euterpean adj
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| Noun | 1. |  Euterpe - a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical Americaliliopsid 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 |
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