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Definition of palmetto in English: palmettonounPlural palmettos palˈmɛtəʊˌpɑ(l)ˈmɛdoʊ A fan palm, especially one of a number occurring from the southern US to northern South America. 扇状叶的矮棕榈,美洲蒲葵 Sabal and other genera, family Palmae: several species, in particular the cabbage palmetto (S. palmetto), which is the state tree of Florida Example sentencesExamples - There is a scene drawn on the body of the amphora, of two wreaths of lotus blossoms and palmettos on the amphora's body.
- Winding roads are bordered by palmettos, crape myrtle and live oaks draped with Spanish moss.
- We were allowed to linger over coffee and admire the cypress trees and palmettos in the Sipsey swamp area between Tuscaloosa and Meridian.
- They resemble palmettos or palms, with long graceful fronds emanating from the top of a squat to elongated trunk.
- The sweet spring winds are sweeping down from the north, caressing the live oaks and palmettos.
- Tall palmettos and a multi-trunked crape myrtle make a leafy canopy overhead, helping to hide the patio from neighbors.
- Here in Florida, we are partial to our palmettos.
- This community is dominated by the same oak species that occur in rosemary scrub, palmettos (Sabal etonia, Serenoa repens), lyonias (Lyonia lucida, L. ferruginea) and blueberry,.
- The young marsh rabbit has made it to the far bank, a knee-high jungle of ragged palmettos like miniature palm trees.
- In the center of campus, wedged between the six outer buildings, was the Mason Courtyard, a large stone courtyard, filled with groves of magnolias and palmettos.
OriginMid 16th century: from Spanish palmito, literally 'small palm', diminutive of palma, assimilated to Italian words ending in -etto. Definition of palmetto in US English: palmettonounˌpɑ(l)ˈmɛdoʊˌpä(l)ˈmedō A fan palm, especially one of a number occurring from the southern US to northern South America. 扇状叶的矮棕榈,美洲蒲葵 Sabal and other genera, family Palmae: several species, in particular the cabbage palmetto (S. palmetto), which is the state tree of Florida (where it is better known as the sabal palm) and South Carolina Example sentencesExamples - There is a scene drawn on the body of the amphora, of two wreaths of lotus blossoms and palmettos on the amphora's body.
- We were allowed to linger over coffee and admire the cypress trees and palmettos in the Sipsey swamp area between Tuscaloosa and Meridian.
- The sweet spring winds are sweeping down from the north, caressing the live oaks and palmettos.
- Winding roads are bordered by palmettos, crape myrtle and live oaks draped with Spanish moss.
- Tall palmettos and a multi-trunked crape myrtle make a leafy canopy overhead, helping to hide the patio from neighbors.
- This community is dominated by the same oak species that occur in rosemary scrub, palmettos (Sabal etonia, Serenoa repens), lyonias (Lyonia lucida, L. ferruginea) and blueberry,.
- The young marsh rabbit has made it to the far bank, a knee-high jungle of ragged palmettos like miniature palm trees.
- They resemble palmettos or palms, with long graceful fronds emanating from the top of a squat to elongated trunk.
- Here in Florida, we are partial to our palmettos.
- In the center of campus, wedged between the six outer buildings, was the Mason Courtyard, a large stone courtyard, filled with groves of magnolias and palmettos.
OriginMid 16th century: from Spanish palmito, literally ‘small palm’, diminutive of palma, assimilated to Italian words ending in -etto. |