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palmetto

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palmetto

Main Entry:: pal·met·to
Pronunciation:: \pal-ˈme-(ˌ)tō also pä-, päl-, pȯ-, pȯl-\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural pal·met·tos or pal·met·toes
Etymology:: modification of Spanish palmito, from palma palm, from Latin
Date:: 1615

1: any of several usually low-growing fan-leaved palms; especially : cabbage palmetto2: strips of the leaf blade of a palmetto used in weaving

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