n.
Pronunciation: pal- ' me-( ˌ )t ō also pä-, päl-, po ̇ -, po ̇ l-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tos or -toes
Etymology: modification of Spanish palmito, from palma palm, from L
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
palmetto