| 单词 | palmetto |
| 释义 | palmetto (once / 7048 pages) n A palmetto is a type of palm tree. You're most likely to see palmettos in South America or the southern US states, instead of say Nebraska. A palmetto (the "cabbage palmetto, to be specific) is Florida's official state tree, and South Carolina is known as "the palmetto state." Palmettos are fan palms, with leaves in the shape of fans that are arranged in a rounded shape. The very middle of the palmetto plant is edible, and when it's harvested and sold as food, it's called "heart of palm." Palmetto comes from the Spanish palmito, "little palm tree." WORD FAMILYpalmetto: palmettoes, palmettos USAGE EXAMPLESAccording to the United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association’s website, there are currently just six sites and seven screens in the Palmetto State. Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016) Palmetto Playground in his hometown of Brooklyn was renamed in his memory the following year. Washington Times(Nov 19, 2016) Video surveillance shows that Chandler went to the Snappy Mart in Palmetto on Labor Day 2015. Washington Times(Nov 18, 2016) n any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves Hypo|Hyper Sabal palmetto, cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds fan palm palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves |
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