Euterpe
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Acai—pronounced ah-ssah-ee—is a blueberry-size fruit of the palm tree, Euterpe oleracea, which thrives in foodplain areas in the Amazon Basin.
From National Geographic • Dec. 14, 2023
The award, a model of Euterpe, the Greek muse of music, has had the same design for 58 years but the finish and materials tend to change.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2013
Euterpe describes them as close but intense siblings.
From Time Magazine Archive
Michael's mother Euterpe Boukis, a Phi Beta Kappa, was graduated from Bates twelve years after her arrival from Greece.
From Time Magazine Archive
Clio was Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of epic poetry, Erato of love-poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods, Euterpe of lyric poetry.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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