palmetto

English

a palmetto (Sabal palmetto)

Noun

palmetto (plural palmettos or palmettoes)

Any member of either of two closely related genera of New World palms, of the family Arecaceae:
1. Serenoa or its sole species Serenoa repens, the saw palmetto, which has medicinal uses;
2. Sabal, represented by about 15 species, some known commonly as palmettos, others as fan palms.
A native or resident of the US state of South Carolina.

Coordinate terms

(South Carolina native or resident): palmetta (feminine)

Derived terms

Bermuda palmetto (Sabal bermudana)
Birmingham palmetto (Sabal 'Birmingham')
bush palmetto (Sabal minor)
cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto)
dwarf palmetto (Sabal minor)
Hispaniola palmetto (Sabal domingensis)
Mexican palmetto (Sabal mexicana)
Rio Grande palmetto (Sabal mexicana)
royal palmetto (Sabal pumos)
saw palmetto (Chamaerops humilis), native to Europe and north Africa
saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), native to North America
scrub palmetto (Sabal etonia)
Sonoran palmetto (Sabal uresana)
Texas palmetto (Sabal mexicana)
Yucatán palmetto (Sabal gretheriae)

See also

palmetto bug (Periplaneta americana)

References

palmetto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Seronoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sabal on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Serona on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Sabal on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

metaplot, pot metal

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