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 Definitions of palmetto  [ælˈmɛt oʊ, pɑl-, pɑˈmɛt oʊ]  

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Definition of 'palmetto' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) palmetto
any of various palms having fan-shaped leaves, as of the genera Sabal and
Serenoa.

Etymology:  (1555–65; earlier palmito < Sp, dim. of palmapalm2; -etto by assoc. with -ette)

Definition of 'palmetto' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) palmetto
any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves


Definition of 'palmetto' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) palmetto
a name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name is applied especially to the Chamaerops, / Sabal, Palmetto, the cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See Cabbage tree, under Cabbage



'palmetto' - Nearby Entries  

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