Palmetto
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Palmetto is a noun meaning Any of various fan palms of the family Arecaceae, especially Sabal palmetto or the saw palmetto, Serenoa repens.
Meaning
Any of various fan palms of the family Arecaceae, especially Sabal palmetto or the saw palmetto, Serenoa repens.
More Meanings
- A hat made of palmetto leaves.
- A native or resident of the US state of South Carolina.
Example Sentences
Broad o'er my Head the verdant Cedar wave, / And high Palmetos lift their graceful Shade.
[O]n the flat coastal swamps of South Florida, where the palmettos once blew over the detritus of a dozen failed booms and the hotels were boarded up six months a year, there has evolved […] a settlement of considerable interest […].
Word Forms
- palmettos
- palmettoes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sabal, cabbage, palm, palmita, areca, palmito.
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