Euterpe
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Eu·ter·pe
(yo͞o-tûr′pē)n. Greek Mythology
The Muse of lyric poetry and music.
[Latin Euterpē, from Greek, (literally, "she who delights well") : eu-, eu- + terpein, to delight, gladden.]
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Euterpe
(juːˈtɜːpɪ)n
(Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the Muse of lyric poetry and music
Euˈterpean adj
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Eu•ter•pe
(yuˈtɜr pi)n.
(in classical myth) the Muse of music and lyric poetry.
Eu•ter′pe•an, 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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