palmite

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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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[edit]

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]

implate, laptime, tilemap

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From palme +‎ -ite. Calque of Spanish palmito, from palma+-ito. From Latin palma.

Noun[edit]

palmite m (plural palmites)

heart of palm

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

ablative singular of palmes

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