palmite

See also: Palmite

English

Etymology

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Noun

palmite (plural palmites)

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

   Synonyms: palmiet, palmite rush

References

• 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

• implate, laptime, tilemap

French

Etymology

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

Noun

palmite m (plural palmites)

1. heart of palm

Descendants

• English: palmitic

Further reading

• “palmite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

palmite

1. ablative singular of palmes