palmetto

Etymology

From Spanish palmito, diminutive of palma (“palm tree”), from Latin palma. Doublet of palmite and palmito.

name

  1. A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama.
  2. A number of places in the United States:; A former community in Plumas County, California.
  3. A number of places in the United States:; A city and historic district in Manatee County, Florida.
  4. A number of places in the United States:; A city mostly in Fulton County, Georgia.
  5. A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
  6. A number of places in the United States:; A village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

noun

  1. Any of various fan palms of the family Arecaceae, especially Sabal palmetto or the saw palmetto, Serenoa repens.“Broad o'er my Head the verdant Cedar wave, / And high Palmetos lift their graceful Shade.”
  2. A hat made of palmetto leaves.
  3. A native or resident of the US state of South Carolina.