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palmetto

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palmetto

 or cabbage palmetto

Tree (Sabal palmetto) of the palm family, occurring in the southeastern U.S. and the West Indies. Commonly grown for shade and as ornamentals along avenues, palmettos grow to about 80 ft (24 m) tall and have fan-shaped leaves. The water-resistant trunk is used as wharf piling. Mats and baskets are sometimes made from the leaves, and stiff brushes are made from the stems. The buds are edible. S. texana, a similar species, occurs in the southwestern U.S. and in Mexico.

palmetto
1. any of several small chiefly tropical fan palms, esp any of the genus Sabal, of the southeastern US
2. any of various other fan palms such as palms of the genera Serenoa, Thrinax, and Chamaerops


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Skeggs, with his palmetto on and his cigar in his mouth, walks around to put farewell touches on his wares.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
The houses of the natives, constructed of the yellow bamboo, tastefully twisted together in a kind of wicker-work, and thatched with the long tapering leaves of the palmetto, are scattered irregularly along these valleys beneath the shady branches of the cocoanut trees.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
He sat under a tree, something like the palmetto, which effectually shaded him over the head, and on the south side; but under the tree was placed a large umbrella, which made that part look well enough.
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