palmyra

== English == === Etymology === From Portuguese palmeira (“palm tree”), from palma (“palm, palm tree”) + -eria (“-tree: forming tree names”), from Old Galician-Portuguese -eira (“-plant: forming plant names from their fruit”), from Latin -āria (“-ary: forming feminine nouns including plant names”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pælˈmaɪɹə/ === Noun === palmyra (plural palmyras) A palm (Borassus flabellifer) with straight black upright trunk and palmate leaves, whose wood, fruit, and roots can be used for many purposes. Synonym: (India) brab ==== Translations ==== === References === “palmyra”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === palmary