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inajá

inajá noun: the South American palm tree Attalea maripa (syn. Maximiliana maripa, formerly also Maximiliana regia).

inajá: the South American palm tree Attalea maripa (syn. Maximiliana maripa, formerly also Maximiliana...
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Noun

inajá (plural inajás)

  1. The South American palm tree Attalea maripa (syn. Maximiliana maripa, formerly also Maximiliana regia).
    • The great woody spathes of the Inajá Palm are used by hunters as cooking vessels for their meat; when filled with water they stand fire.1864, Sophy Moody, The Palm Tree, page 286
    • The peak on the left has a broader top, and bears a good deal of forest, among which I thought I could distinguish two palms, probably Inajás, for my Indians found an Inajá palm growing at the highest point they attained, and [...]1908, Richard Spruce, Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon & Andes: […] , page 362

Forms of inajá

pluralinajás

Origin of inajá

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese inajá, from Old Tupi inaîá.

Questions about inajá

What does inajá mean?
Inajá means the South American palm tree Attalea maripa (syn. Maximiliana maripa, formerly also Maximiliana regia).
What part of speech is inajá?
Inajá is a noun.
What is the plural of inajá?
The plural of inajá is inajás.

Words near inajá in the dictionary

  1. inaglyite
  2. Inagua
  3. inaidable
  4. inaja
  5. inajas
  6. inajá
  7. inajás
  8. inalacrity
  9. Inalad
  10. Inalahan
  11. inalienability

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