palmetto

[ pal-met-oh, pahl-, pah-met-oh ]

noun

, plural pal·met·tos, pal·met·toes.

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

palmetto

/ pælˈmɛtəʊ /

noun

1. any of several small chiefly tropical fan palms, esp any of the genus Sabal, of the southeastern US See also cabbage palmetto saw palmetto
2. any of various other fan palms such as palms of the genera Serenoa, Thrinax, and Chamaerops

Word History and Origins

Origin of palmetto¹

1555–65; earlier palmito < Spanish, diminutive of palma palm ²; -etto by association with -ette

Word History and Origins

Origin of palmetto¹

C16: from Spanish palmito a little palm ²

Example Sentences

As of this writing, the Palmetto State is still facing the highest number of reported power outages of all the affected territories.

From Slate

He convinced a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to place Debora in a program with the East Los Streetscapers, an artist collective that started after the Chicano Moratorium in the 1970s and morphed into the Palmetto Gallery, an art space that was founded in 1990.

From Los Angeles Times

The long hiatus between executions marks a stark departure for the Palmetto State.

From Slate

An AR-15 manufactured by the Lead Star Arms company, which is sold by Palmetto Arms, was used in the Convent School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.

From Salon

Moultrie said he recently asked project leaders to reach out to African American media outlets throughout the Palmetto State to explain how the genetics research project works and to encourage Black people to participate.

From Salon