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See also: Palmite
English
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Etymology
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Noun
[edit]palmite (plural palmites)
- Ellipsis of palmite rush. (Prionium serratum), a robust evergreen semiaquatic flowering plant of southern Africa.
- Synonyms: palmiet, palmite rush
References
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Prionium serratum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Prionium serratum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Prionium serratum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Prionium serratum at Plants of the World Online
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From palme + -ite. Calque of Spanish palmito, from palma+-ito. From Latin palma.
Noun
[edit]palmite m (plural palmites)
Descendants
[edit]- English: palmitic
Further reading
[edit]- “palmite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
[edit]Noun
[edit]palmite
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