English Explanatory Dictionary

palmetto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various fan palms of the family Arecaceae, especially Sabal palmetto or the saw palmetto, Serenoa repens.
  2. A hat made of palmetto leaves.
  3. A native or resident of the US state of South Carolina.
name
  1. A number of places in the United States:
  2. An unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama.
  3. A former community in Plumas County, California.
  4. A city and historic district in Manatee County, Florida.
  5. A city mostly in Fulton County, Georgia.
  6. An unincorporated community in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
  7. A village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
  8. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri.
  9. A ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-palmetto.wav

Word forms

palmetto palmettos palmettoes

Etymology

From Spanish palmito, diminutive of palma (“palm tree”), from Latin palma. Doublet of palmite and palmito.

Derived words

Bermuda palmetto Birmingham palmetto bush palmetto cabbage palmetto dwarf palmetto Hispaniola palmetto Mexican palmetto palmetto bug palmetto skipper Rio Grande palmetto royal palmetto saw palmetto scrub palmetto Sonoran palmetto Texas palmetto Yucatán palmetto
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