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pal·met·to  (pl-mt)

n. pl. pal·met·tos or pal·met·toes

1. Any of several small, mostly tropical palms having fan-shaped leaves, especially one of the genus Sabal, such as S. palmetto of the southeast United States. Also called sabal.

2. Leaf strips of any of these plants, used in weaving.

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[Spanish palmito, diminutive of palma, palm tree, from Latin; see palm².]

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palmetto

Noun

pl -tos a small palm tree with fan-shaped leaves [Spanish palmito a little palm]

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Noun

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palmetto - any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves fan palm - palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto, Sabal palmetto - low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds