nipa
Collocations
5ADJ.
perennial, wild
VERB + NIPA
rain
NIPA + NOUN
distichlis, palmeri, poaceae, thatch
PREP.
on
ADV.
greatly
Definitions
noun
A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
A liquor made from the sap of nipa palms.
The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses.
It was a fine afternoon for a siesta because it rained in torrents for the rest of the day and the patter of rain on nipa thatch is a soothing sound.
noun
Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass.
The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.
Once a staple of the Cocopa people, wild populations of nipa have been greatly reduced due to dams and other watershed disruptions.
name
A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines.
A barangay of Daram, Samar, Philippines.
A barangay of Palanas, Masbate, Philippines.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — monotypic genus of palms of Australasia
- nypa
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3It was a fine afternoon for a siesta because it rained in torrents for the rest of the day and the patter of rain on nipa thatch is a soothing sound.
WiktionaryThe perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.
WiktionaryOnce a staple of the Cocopa people, wild populations of nipa have been greatly reduced due to dams and other watershed disruptions.
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