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palmetto
noun
pal·met·to
pal-ˈme-(ˌ)tō 
also pä-,
päl-,
pȯ-,
pȯl-
plural palmettos or palmettoes
1
: any of several usually low-growing fan-leaved palms
especially
: cabbage palmetto
2
: strips of the leaf blade of a palmetto used in weaving
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The palmetto tree also symbolizes the victory over the British fleet at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island.
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
Palmetto State Park near San Antonio is a tropical getaway with dwarf palmetto plants, while Colorado Bend State Park has a 70-foot waterfall and 400 underground caves.
—Alex Temblador, Outside Online, 23 Sep. 2024
During the Battle of Sullivan’s Island, the fort’s success was largely due to its construction from palmetto logs, which absorbed the cannonballs’ impact without splintering.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
The dark, tannic water hosts a living jumble of pine, cypress and palmetto incorporated into peat bog, marsh, island and sand ridge.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
Palmetto State Park near San Antonio is a tropical getaway with dwarf palmetto plants, while Colorado Bend State Park has a 70-foot waterfall and 400 underground caves.
—Alex Temblador, Outside Online, 23 Sep. 2024
During the Battle of Sullivan’s Island, the fort’s success was largely due to its construction from palmetto logs, which absorbed the cannonballs’ impact without splintering.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
The dark, tannic water hosts a living jumble of pine, cypress and palmetto incorporated into peat bog, marsh, island and sand ridge.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Palmetto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palmetto. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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palmetto
noun
pal·met·to
pal-ˈmet-ō
plural palmettos or palmettoes
: any of several usually low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
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