PALMETTO


Meaning of PALMETTO in English

/pal met"oh, pahl-, pah met"oh/ , n. , pl. palmettos, palmettoes .

any of various palms having fan-shaped leaves, as of the genera Sabal, Serenoa, and Thrinax.

[ 1555-65; earlier palmito palma PALM 2 ; -etto by assoc. with -ETTE ]

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