yüˈtər(ˌ)pē noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Euterpe, one of the Muses (in late Roman times characterized as the Muse of the flute), from Greek Euterpē, one of the Muses
: a genus of graceful tropical American pinnate-leaved palms having a small globose fruit about the size of a pea — see assai