English-Thai Dictionary

palmetto

N ต้น ปาล์ม มี ใบ รูป พัด (โดยเฉพาะ จำพวก  Sabal palmetto ton-pam-me-rub-bai-pad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PALMETTO

n.A species of palm-tree, growing in the West Indies, of the genus Chamaerops.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PALMETTO

Pal *met "to, n. Etym: [Dim. of palm the tree: cf. Sp. palmito. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: 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 Chamærops, or Sabal, Palmetto, the cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See Cabbage tree, under Cabbage.

 

Royal palmetto, the West Indian Sabal umbraculifera, the trunk of which, when hollowed, is used for water pipes, etc. The leaves are used for thatching, and for making hats, ropes, etc. -- Saw palmetto, Sabal serrulata, a native of Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida. The nearly impassable jungle which it forms is called palmetto scrub.

 

PALMETTO FLAG

PALMETTO FLAG Pal *met "to flag.

 

Defn: Any of several flags adopted by South California after its secession. That adopted in November, 186 , had a green cabbage palmetto in the center of a white field; the final one, January, 1861, had a white palmetto in the center of a blue field and a white crescent in the upper left-hand corner.

 

PALMETTO STATE

PALMETTO STATE Palmetto State.

 

Defn: South California; -- a nickname alluding to the State Arms, which contain a representation of a palmetto tree.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

palmetto

pal met to |pä (l )ˈmetō, pal- ˌpɑ (l )ˈmɛdoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. palmettos ) a fan palm, esp. one of a number occurring from the southern US to northern South America. [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. ] ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Spanish palmito, literally ‘small palm, ’ diminutive of palma, assimilated to Italian words ending in -etto.

 

Palmetto State

Pal met to State a nickname for the state of South Carolina.

 

Oxford Dictionary

palmetto

palmetto |palˈmɛtəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. palmettos ) a fan palm, especially one of a number occurring from the southern US to northern South America. ●Sabal and other genera, family Palmae: several species, in particular the cabbage palmetto (S. palmetto ), which is the state tree of Florida. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Spanish palmito, literally ‘small palm ’, diminutive of palma, assimilated to Italian words ending in -etto.

 

Palmetto State

Palmetto State informal name for South Carolina.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

palmetto

pal met to /pælmétoʊ /名詞 複 ～(e )s C 〘植 〙パルメット 〘北米南部産の小型のヤシの一種 〙.