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palmite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palmite
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ellipsis of palmite rush (Prionium serratum), a robust evergreen semiaquatic flowering plant of southern Africa.

Etymology

From Spanish and Portuguese palmito. Doublet of palmetto and palmito.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

palmites (plural)

Synonyms

palmiet palmite rush

Questions

What does palmite mean?
Ellipsis of palmite rush (Prionium serratum), a robust evergreen semiaquatic flowering plant of southern Africa.
Where does palmite come from?
From Spanish and Portuguese palmito. Doublet of palmetto and palmito.

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