acai palm

English - Turkish

Definition of acai palm in English Turkish dictionary

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Küçük, yuvarlak, mor meyveleri olan Güney Amerika kökenli bir meyve, Açai Çileği

açai palmiye

English - English

Definition of acai palm in English English dictionary

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Acai Palm (or Açai Palm or Assai Palm) is a member of the genus Euterpe, which contains 7 species of palms native to tropical Central and South America, from Belize south to Brazil and Peru, growing mainly in floodplains and swamps. The genus is named after the muse Euterpe of Greek mythology. Euterpe are tall, slender, attractive palms growing to 15-30 meters, with pinnate leaves up to 3 meters long. Many of the palms that were once in the genus Euterpe have been reclassified into the genus Prestoea (Riffle, 2003). The species Euterpe oleracea is usually called Açaí Palm, after the Portuguese derivation of the Tupi word ïwasa'i, fruit that cries or expells water. The vernacular name is also sometimes spelled Assai Palm in English