PALMETTO


Meaning of PALMETTO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pal-ˈme-(ˌ)tō also ]

pä-, päl-, pȯ-, pȯl- noun

( plural -tos or -toes )

Etymology: modification of Spanish palmito, from palma palm, from Latin

Date: 1615

1. : any of several usually low-growing fan-leaved palms ; especially : cabbage palmetto

2. : strips of the leaf blade of a palmetto used in weaving

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