- palmetto tree
- пальметто, низкорослая/карликовая пальма (дерево-символ штата Южная Каролина)
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palmetto tree
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Palmetto State — prop. n. South Carolina; a nickname alluding to the State Arms, which contain a representation of a palmetto tree. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palmetto — /pal met oh, pahl , pah met oh/, n., pl. palmettos, palmettoes. any of various palms having fan shaped leaves, as of the genera Sabal, Serenoa, and Thrinax. [1555 65; earlier palmito < Sp, dim. of palma PALM2; etto by assoc. with ETTE] * * * or… … Universalium
Palmetto — Pal*met to, n. [Dim. of palm the tree: cf. Sp. palmito.] (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palmetto — (n.) 1580s, from Sp. palmito dwarf fan palm tree, dim. of palma palm tree, from L. palma (see PALM (Cf. palm) (n.2)). The suffix was subsequently Italianized. The Palmetto Flag was an emblem of South Carolina after secession (1860); S.C. called… … Etymology dictionary
palmetto — pæl metəʊ n. small palm tree … English contemporary dictionary
palmetto — n. Cabbage tree (Areca oleracea) … New dictionary of synonyms
palmetto — noun (C) a small palm tree that grows in the south eastern US … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
palmetto — n. (pl. os) a small palm tree, e.g. any of various fan palms of the genus Sabal or Chamaerops. Etymology: Sp. palmito, dimin. of palma PALM(1), assim. to It. words in etto … Useful english dictionary
Chamaerops Palmetto — Palmetto Pal*met to, n. [Dim. of palm the tree: cf. Sp. palmito.] (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Royal palmetto — Palmetto Pal*met to, n. [Dim. of palm the tree: cf. Sp. palmito.] (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sabal Palmetto — Palmetto Pal*met to, n. [Dim. of palm the tree: cf. Sp. palmito.] (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
