manicole
Syllables: ma·ni·cole/ˈmænəkəʊl/US/ˈmænəˌkoʊl/
manicole noun: 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).
Noun
manicole (plural manicoles)
- 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).
- 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 [...]1883 December, [Everard Ferdinand im Thurn], “Between the Pomeroon and the Orinoco”, in E. F. im Thurn, editor, Timehri: Being the Journal of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society of British...
- A house fifty feet by twenty, built in the usual style, wattled with manicoles, thatched with dallabana leaves, with sleeping rooms upstairs, could be built for fifty dollars, materials and labour included.1883 December, Alexander Winter, “The Berbice and Its Tributaries”, in E[verard] F[erdinand] im Thurn, editor, Timehri: Being the Journal of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society of British...
- Synonyms:
- manicole palm
- The Guyana manicole palm or manacachilla (Prestoea tenuiramosa), a species of palm tree native to South America; also, the wood of this tree.
- 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...[1796, J[ohn] G[abriel] Stedman, chapter X, in Narrative of a Five Years’ Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; […], volume I, London...
- Prestoea tenuiramosa [...] "Manicole palm" (Guy[ana]), "manacachilla" (Ven[ezuela]).1995, Andrew Henderson, Gloria Galeano, Rodrigo Bernal, “Prestoea”, in Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 128, column 2
- Synonyms:
- manicole palm
Examples of manicole in a sentence
- Arawak males employ the leaf of the manicole palm (Euterpe oleracea) for similar purposes of temporary expediency, in at least four different ways, [...]1911, Walter E[dmund] Roth, “Some Technological Notes from the Pomeroon District, British Guiana. (Part III.)”, in The Journal of the Royal...
- No differences were observed between seedlings of the three clustered manicole varieties.1998, Tulemore Ruth van Andel, Palm Heart Harvesting in Guyana’s North-west District: Exploitation and Regeneration of Euterpe Oleracea...
- For manicole, 2.7 million pieces (palm-hearts or "stems") were produced in 2008, as well as 12,619 pieces of mangrove bark.2009, Jorge Trevin, Robert Nasi, “Non-timber Forest Products (NTFP)”, in Forest Law Enforcement and Governance and Forest Practices in...
- 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.[1796, J[ohn] G[abriel] Stedman, chapter X, in Narrative of a Five Years’ Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on...
Synonyms of manicole
- manicole palm
Forms of manicole
| plural | manicoles |
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Origin of manicole
Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English manicole, from Lokono manaka. The English word is cognate with Tariana mánaka, Yucuna manakóla.
Questions about manicole
- What does manicole mean?
- Manicole means 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).
- How do you use manicole in a sentence?
- Arawak males employ the leaf of the manicole palm (Euterpe oleracea) for similar purposes of temporary expediency, in at least four different ways, [...]
- What part of speech is manicole?
- Manicole is a noun.
- How do you pronounce manicole?
- Manicole is pronounced /ˈmænəkəʊl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of manicole?
- The plural of manicole is manicoles.
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