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Definition of palmetto noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

palmetto

noun
 
/pælˈmetəʊ/
 
/pælˈmetəʊ/
(plural palmettos)
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  1. a small palm tree that grows in the south-eastern US
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Spanish palmito, literally ‘small palm’, diminutive of palma, assimilated to Italian words ending in -etto.
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