# jacitara palm

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A spiny, climbing palm, Desmoncus polyacanthos, native to the southern Caribbean and tropical South America.

## Etymology
From Portuguese jacitara, from the name of the plant in Tupi-Guarani.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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