palmetto

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

/ pælˈmɛt oʊ, pɑl-, pɑˈmɛt oʊ /

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

Origin of palmetto

1555–65; earlier palmito < Spanish, diminutive of palma palm²; -etto by association with -ette

A policeman stopped traffic on Palmetto for the cortege and second line to pass, and in a better street, people broke out dancing.

Mardi Gras Indian Chief Larry Bannock’s Final Ride |Jason Berry |May 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They pulled the elegant wagon on a slow pace along for a block and then made a U-turn beneath the Palmetto overpass.

Mardi Gras Indian Chief Larry Bannock’s Final Ride |Jason Berry |May 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Palmetto becomes Washington Avenue after it crosses Carrollton and approaches the campus of Xavier University.

Mardi Gras Indian Chief Larry Bannock’s Final Ride |Jason Berry |May 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The result is that Democrats and Independents will be able to continue to vote in Republican primaries in the Palmetto State.

South Carolina Court Decision Looms Large For 2016 |Ben Jacobs |August 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The first female and minority governor in Palmetto State history finds herself in a unique position.

Nikki Haley Brings Out Perry, Jindal, and Walker for Reelection Bid |David Catanese |August 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
If you like oily cabbage, the top of any palmetto will furnish it.

The Firing Line |Robert W. Chambers
Somewhat larger than many plates of the period, this brass specimen carries the South Carolina palmetto device.

American Military Insignia 1800-1851 |J. Duncan Campbell and Edgar M. Howell.
The houses or huts of the natives are small; conical at the top, and thatched either with long grass, or the palmetto leaves.

Samboe; or, The African Boy |Mary Ann Hedge
My choice is Palmetto, because it is hardy and the best seller on our market.

Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 |Various
Young Jack Cockrell paid scant heed to these accustomed sights but walked as far as the wharf built of palmetto piling.

Blackbeard: Buccaneer |Ralph D. Paine

palmetto

/ (pælˈmɛtəʊ) /

any of several small chiefly tropical fan palms, esp any of the genus Sabal, of the southeastern US See also cabbage palmetto, saw palmetto

any of various other fan palms such as palms of the genera Serenoa, Thrinax, and Chamaerops

C16: from Spanish palmito a little palm ²