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jupati|ˈdʒuː-, ˈhuːpətɪ|
[Pg., a. Tupi.]
A Brazilian palm, Raphia tædigera, bearing large leaves whose long stalks are used locally as a building material.
1856B. Seemann Popular Hist. Palms 331 Raphia tædigera Mart., the Jupati of the Lingoa Geral, is one of the many noble Palms which grow on the rich alluvium of the Amazon. 1863H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. v. 196 The moon now broke forth and lighted up..the leaves of monstrous Jupatí palms which arched over the creek. 1908in R. Spruce Notes of Botanist on Amazon & Andes II. 521 Glossary of native names... Jupati. Rhaphia [sic] tædigera. A short-stemmed but noble palm with immense leaves. 1972Y. Lovelock Vegetable Bk. 302 Palms are to be found spanning the equatorial belt around the world. They include..the Japanese [sic] jupati palm. |