Definition of Palmetto
Pal`met´to
n.
1.
(Bot.)
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
Palmetto
,
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
.
Related Words
cabbage
palm
,
cabbage
palmetto
,
fan
palm
,
Sabal
palmetto
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