jacitara C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˌdʒæsəˈtɑːrə/ UK /ˌdʒæsəˈtɑːrə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a spiny Brazilian climbing palm of the genus Desmoncus, whose hooked leaflets help its stem scramble up trees A jacitara climbed toward the forest canopy by hooking its leaves around a cedar trunk. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a spiny brazilian climbing... jacitara palmclimbing palm Word family Related forms Desmoncuspalmlianatipiti Etymology Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jacitara, from Tupi. The regional name is applied to climbing palms of the genus Desmoncus. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # jacitara **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdʒæsəˈtɑːrə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌdʒæsəˈtɑːrə/ ## Meanings 1. a spiny Brazilian climbing palm of the genus Desmoncus, whose hooked leaflets help its stem scramble up trees ## Examples - A jacitara climbed toward the forest canopy by hooking its leaves around a cedar trunk. ## Synonyms - jacitara palm - climbing palm ## Related Forms - Desmoncus - palm - liana - tipiti ## Etymology Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jacitara, from Tupi. The regional name is applied to climbing palms of the genus Desmoncus. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown