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palmetto

noun

NAmE//pælˈmɛt̮oʊ//

, NAmE//pɑlˈmɛt̮oʊ//

, NAmE//pɑˈmɛt̮oʊ//

(pl. palmettos)

a small palm tree that grows in the southeastern U.S.

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