Eū-tēr'pe, n.

noun

n. [Lat. Euterpe, Gr. Εὐτέρπη, from εὐτερπής, delightful, from εὖ, well, and τέρπειν, to delight.] 1. (Myth.) The Muse who presides over wind instruments. 2. (Bot.) A genus of palms, some species of which are elegant trees.

A seated, draped classical woman plays a pair of pipes. — Euterpe (from an an- cient statue).