nipa
/ˈniːpə/(亦作nipa palm)
noun
1- a palm tree with creeping roots, characteristic of mangrove swamps in India and the Pacific islands水椰。
1.1
- Nypa fruticans, family Palmae.拉丁名Nypa fruticans,棕榈科。
词源
late 16th cent. (denoting an alcoholic drink made from the sap of the tree)： via Spanish or Portuguese from Malay nīpah.