browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
palmetto |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Palmetto \Pal*met"to\, n. [Dim. of palm the tree: cf Sp palmito.] (Bot.) A name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name is applied especially to the {Cham[ae]rops, or Sabal, Palmetto}, the cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See {Cabbage tree}, under {Cabbage}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: palmetto n : any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Palmetto, FL (city, FIPS 54250) Location: 27.52185 N, 82.57762 W Population (1990): 9268 (4873 housing units) Area: 9.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 34221 Palmetto, GA (city, FIPS 58884) Location: 33.52613 N, 84.66166 W Population (1990): 2612 (1014 housing units) Area: 13.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30268 Palmetto, LA (village, FIPS 58780) Location: 30.71779 N, 91.90796 W Population (1990): 229 (108 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71358
more about palmetto