palmetto
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[edit] Noun
palmetto (plural palmettos)
- (botany) Two closely related genera of New World palms, of the family Arecaceae; (a) Serenoa repens or the saw palmetto is the only species of its genus; it has certain medicinal uses; (b) Sabul, represented by about 15 species, some known commonly as palmettos, others as fan palms.
- A native or resident of the American state of South Carolina (female: Palmetta).
[edit] Adjective
palmetto
- Of or pertaining to a palmetto palm.
- Of or pertaining the the US state of South Carolina, as the Palmetto State.
