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