Useful english dictionary. 2012.
nipa — [nē′pə, nī′pə] n. [Sp < Malay nipah] 1. an Asiatic palm tree (Nipa fruticans) with large bunches of edible fruit and with feathery leaves used in thatching 2. thatch or fruit from the nipa 3. a liquor made from its sap … English World dictionary
nipa palm — noun any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds • Syn: ↑Nipa fruticans • Hypernyms: ↑palm, ↑palm tree •… … Useful english dictionary
nipa palm — noun Date: 1779 a southeast Asian palm (Nipa fruticans) growing chiefly along rivers and estuaries and having a short underground trunk and large erect pinnate leaves … New Collegiate Dictionary
nipa — n. 1 an E. Indian palm tree, Nipa fruticans, with a creeping trunk and large feathery leaves. 2 an alcoholic drink made from its sap. Etymology: Sp. & Port. f. Malay nipah … Useful english dictionary
Nipa — n. 1 an E. Indian palm tree, Nipa fruticans, with a creeping trunk and large feathery leaves. 2 an alcoholic drink made from its sap. Etymology: Sp. & Port. f. Malay nipah … Useful english dictionary
Nipa — NIPA, Nipa or nipah may refer to: Nipa palm, Nypa fruticans Nipa grass, Distichlis palmeri Nipah virus, a Henipavirus National Income and Product Accounts (United States) National Institute of Public Administration (Malaysia) National Institute… … Wikipedia
Nipa — (N. Thunb.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Pandaneae, von Andern zu den Palmen gezählt, 21. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Art: N. fruticans, in Indien; die jungen Früchte werden mit Zucker eingemacht gegessen, der aus dem durchschnittenen Stamme… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Nipa — Thunb. (Nipapalme), Gattung der Palmen, mit der einzigen Art N. fruticans Wurmb. auf den Philippinen, dem Malaiischen Archipel, Malakka und in Hinterindien, an den salzigen Gestaden weite Flächen bedeckend, an Flußufern auch im Innern des Landes … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
nipa — paprastoji nipa statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos maistinis, pluoštinis augalas (Nypa fruticans), paplitęs atogrąžų Azijoje ir Australijoje. Jo stiebai naudojami dirbiniams. atitikmenys: lot. Nypa fruticans angl. mangrove… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
nipa palm — paprastoji nipa statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos maistinis, pluoštinis augalas (Nypa fruticans), paplitęs atogrąžų Azijoje ir Australijoje. Jo stiebai naudojami dirbiniams. atitikmenys: lot. Nypa fruticans angl. mangrove… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
