palmite
See also: Palmite
English
Etymology
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Noun
palmite (plural palmites)
- 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
palme + -ite. Calque of Spanish palmito, from palma+-ito. From Latin palma.
Noun
palmite m (plural palmites)
- 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
- ablative singular of palmes