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单词 palmetto
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Definition of palmetto in English:

palmetto

nounPlural 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.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Spanish palmito, literally 'small palm', diminutive of palma, assimilated to Italian words ending in -etto.

Definition of palmetto in US English:

palmetto

nounˌpɑ(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.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Spanish palmito, literally ‘small palm’, diminutive of palma, assimilated to Italian words ending in -etto.

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