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[ pal-met-oh, pahl-, pah-met-oh ] / pælˈmɛt oʊ, pɑl-, pɑˈmɛt oʊ /
noun, plural pal·met·tos, pal·met·toes.any of various palms having fan-shaped leaves, as of the genera Sabal, Serenoa, and Thrinax. Origin of palmetto1555–65; earlier palmito<Spanish, diminutive of palmapalm2; -etto by association with -ette Words nearby palmettoPalmerston, Palmerston North, Palmer-Tomkinson, palmerworm, palmette, palmetto, Palmetto State, palm family, Palmgren, palmic, palmier Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for palmettoA policeman stopped traffic on Palmetto for the cortege and second line to pass, and in a better street, people broke out dancing. Mardi Gras Indian Chief Larry Bannock’s Final Ride|Jason Berry|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST They pulled the elegant wagon on a slow pace along for a block and then made a U-turn beneath the Palmetto overpass. Mardi Gras Indian Chief Larry Bannock’s Final Ride|Jason Berry|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Palmetto becomes Washington Avenue after it crosses Carrollton and approaches the campus of Xavier University. Mardi Gras Indian Chief Larry Bannock’s Final Ride|Jason Berry|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST The result is that Democrats and Independents will be able to continue to vote in Republican primaries in the Palmetto State. South Carolina Court Decision Looms Large For 2016|Ben Jacobs|August 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The first female and minority governor in Palmetto State history finds herself in a unique position. Nikki Haley Brings Out Perry, Jindal, and Walker for Reelection Bid|David Catanese|August 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST If you like oily cabbage, the top of any palmetto will furnish it. The Firing Line|Robert W. Chambers Somewhat larger than many plates of the period, this brass specimen carries the South Carolina palmetto device. American Military Insignia 1800-1851|J. Duncan Campbell and Edgar M. Howell. The houses or huts of the natives are small; conical at the top, and thatched either with long grass, or the palmetto leaves. Samboe; or, The African Boy|Mary Ann Hedge My choice is Palmetto, because it is hardy and the best seller on our market. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various Young Jack Cockrell paid scant heed to these accustomed sights but walked as far as the wharf built of palmetto piling. Blackbeard: Buccaneer|Ralph D. Paine
British Dictionary definitions for palmetto
noun plural -tos or -toesany of several small chiefly tropical fan palms, esp any of the genus Sabal, of the southeastern USSee also cabbage palmetto, saw palmetto any of various other fan palms such as palms of the genera Serenoa, Thrinax, and Chamaerops Word Origin for palmettoC16: from Spanish palmito a little palm ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |