palmetto

English - Turkish

Definition of palmetto in English Turkish dictionary

ince hasır

herhangi bir palmiye ağacı

palmiye

{i} (çoğ. --s/ --es) (Botanik) sabal

bu hasırdan yapılmış

palmiye ağacının yapraklarından dokunmuş ince hasır

sabal

Related Terms

small palm tree

küçük hurma ağacı

English - English

Definition of palmetto in English English dictionary

Two closely related genera of New World palms, of the family Arecaceae; (a) Serenoa repens or the saw palmetto is the only species of its genus; it has certain medicinal uses; (b) Sabul, represented by about 15 species, some known commonly as palmettos, others as fan palms

Of or pertaining the the US state of South Carolina, as the Palmetto State

A native or resident of the American state of South Carolina (female: Palmetta)

Of or pertaining to a palmetto palm

{n} a species of the palm-tree

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

A name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States

{i} small palm tree

any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves

or cabbage palmetto Tree (Sabal palmetto) of the palm family, occurring in the southeastern U.S. and the West Indies. Commonly grown for shade and as ornamentals along avenues, palmettos grow to about 80 ft (24 m) tall and have fan-shaped leaves. The water-resistant trunk is used as wharf piling. Mats and baskets are sometimes made from the leaves, and stiff brushes are made from the stems. The buds are edible. S. texana, a similar species, occurs in the southwestern U.S. and in Mexico

Related Terms

palmetto bug

The American cockroach, Periplaneta americana. See cockroach

palmetto bugs

plural form of palmetto bug

palmetto flag

Any of several flags adopted by South California after its secession

palmetto flag

That adopted in November, 1860, 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

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

saw palmetto

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States;(synonym) scrub palmetto, Serenoa repens

cabbage palmetto

A species of palmetto (Sabal palmetto) native to the southeast United States and the Bahamas, having an edible terminal bud and leaves used in religious services on Palm Sunday. Also called cabbage palm

cabbage palmetto

low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds

palmettos

plural of palmetto

saw palmetto

small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States

saw palmetto

A small creeping palm (Serenoa repens) of the southeast United States, having palmately divided leaves with one-ribbed segments and black, one-seeded fruit. Any of several shrubby palms chiefly of the southern U.S. and West Indies that have spiny-toothed petioles (leafstalks), especially a common palm (Serenoa repens) of the southeastern U.S., with a usually creeping stem. Saw palmettos make up part of the vegetation found in the Florida Everglades. When undisturbed, they grow into great masses of foliage. The saw palmetto has recently drawn attention as the source of a possible treatment for prostate cancer

saw palmetto

See under Palmetto

Hyphenation

pal·met·to

Turkish pronunciation

pälmetō

Pronunciation

/palˈmetō/ /pælˈmɛtoʊ/

Etymology

[ pal-'me-(")tO also p&au ] (noun.) circa 1746. modification of Spanish palmito, from palma palm, from Latin.