manicole

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmænəkəʊl/    美 /ˈmænəˌkoʊl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of the genus Euterpe of palm trees native to Central America, South America, and the West Indies; especially of species Euterpe oleracea (acai palm). Guyana
    — Next to the mangrove and mora, the most abundant vegetation is supplied by palms of various species. Of these the manicole palm (Euterpe edulis) is the most prominent, [...] Indeed, the dense "bush" there consists almost entirely of enormous numbers of manicoles [...]
  2. The Guyana manicole palm or manacachilla (Prestoea tenuiramosa), a species of palm tree native to South America; also, the wood of this tree. Guyana,attributive
    — For theſe erections [huts] not more than two articles are wanting; the firſt the manicole, by the French called latanie, and here paraſalla, or the pine-tree; and the ſecond the nebees, called by the French liannes, by the Spaniards bejucos, and in Surinam tay-tay. The manicole-tree, which is of the palm-tree ſpecies, is moſtly found in marſhy places, and is always a proof of a rich and luxurious ſoil.

词形变化

manicoles plural

词源

Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English manicole, from Lokono manaka. The English word is cognate with Tariana mánaka, Yucuna manakóla.
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