palmetto

palmetto
/pal met"oh, pahl-, pah met"oh/, n., pl. palmettos, palmettoes.
any of various palms having fan-shaped leaves, as of the genera Sabal, Serenoa, and Thrinax.
[1555-65; earlier palmito < Sp, dim. of palma PALM2; -etto by assoc. with -ETTE]

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Tree (Sabal palmetto) of the palm family, occurring in the southeastern U.S. and the West Indies.

Commonly grown for shade and as ornamentals along avenues, palmettos grow to about 80 ft (24 m) tall and have fan-shaped leaves. The water-resistant trunk is used as wharf piling. Mats and baskets are sometimes made from the leaves, and stiff brushes are made from the stems. The buds are edible. S. texana, a similar species, occurs in the southwestern U.S. and in Mexico.

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Synonyms:
(Areca oleracea)


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