palmetto
(noun) any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
Source: WordNet® 3.1
palmetto (plural palmettos or palmettoes)
Any member of either of two closely related genera of New World palms, of the family Arecaceae
Serenoa or its sole species Serenoa repens, the saw palmetto, which has medicinal uses;
Sabal, represented by about 15 species, some known commonly as palmettos, others as fan palms.
A hat made of palmetto leaves.
A native or resident of the US state of South Carolina.
• (South Carolina native or resident): palmetta (feminine)
• metaplot, pot metal
Source: Wiktionary
Pal*met"to, n. Etym: [Dim. of palm the tree: cf. Sp. palmito.] (Bot.)
Definition: A name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name is applied especially to the Chamærops, or Sabal, Palmetto, the cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See Cabbage tree, under Cabbage.
Royal palmetto, the West Indian Sabal umbraculifera, the trunk of which, when hollowed, is used for water pipes, etc. The leaves are used for thatching, and for making hats, ropes, etc.
– Saw palmetto, Sabal serrulata, a native of Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida. The nearly impassable jungle which it forms is called palmetto scrub.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
