jupati
noun
ju·pa·ti
variants or jupaty or jupati palm
ˈjüpətē
plural -s
: a Brazilian palm (Raphia taedigera) attaining an overall height of 70 feet of which not more than 6 or 8 feet represents stem, the remainder consisting of extremely large leathery pinnatisect leaves that are arranged in a terminal crown and rise from long strong stems which are used locally for various structural purposes
Word History
Etymology
Portuguese jupatí, from Tupi jupati, jubati
- trump suit
- trump up
- trump-poor
- trumped
- trumped up
- trumped-up
- trumperier
- trumperies
- trumperiest
- trumpery
- trumpet
- trumpet animalcule
- trumpet arch
- trumpet call
- trumpet creeper
- trumpet daffodil
- trumpet fish
- trumpet flower
- trumpet fly
- trumpet honeysuckle
- trumpet hypha
- trumpet leg
- trumpet lily
- trumpet marine
- trumpet milkweed