Meaning of inaja | Babel Free

Definitions

The South American palm tree Attalea maripa (syn. Maximiliana maripa, formerly also Maximiliana regia).

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Examples

“Maximiliana regia Mart. Palmae. Cucurite palm. Inaja palm. Brazil. This is the inaja palm of the Rio Negro and the cucurite palm of Guiana.”

“The great woody spathes of the Inajá Palm are used by hunters as cooking vessels for their meat; when filled with water they stand fire.”

“The peak on the left has a broader top, and bears a good deal of forest, among which I thought I could distinguish two palms, probably Inajás, for my Indians found an Inajá palm growing at the highest point they attained, and [...]”

“Because the palm is so useful, the [natives] of the Fresco River, a tributary of the Xingu, set fires to encourage groves of inajá (Hecht 2003). Fig. 13.2 Inajá palms in a pasture invaded by weeds.”

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