'Palmetto' definitions:

Definition of 'palmetto'

(from WordNet)
noun
Any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves

Definition of 'Palmetto'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 Palmetto, or Sabal Palmetto, the cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See Cabbage tree, under Cabbage. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Palmetto, FL -- U.S. city in Florida

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palmetto, FL -- U.S. city in Florida
Population (2000) :
12571
Housing Units (2000) :
5776
Land area (2000) :
4.315565 sq. miles (11.177262 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.134124 sq. miles (0.347379 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.449689 sq. miles (11.524641 sq. km)
FIPS code :
54250
Located within :
Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location :
27.522115 N, 82.578418 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
34221
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Palmetto, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palmetto, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
Population (2000) :
3400
Housing Units (2000) :
1283
Land area (2000) :
5.181588 sq. miles (13.420251 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.102646 sq. miles (0.265853 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
5.284234 sq. miles (13.686104 sq. km)
FIPS code :
58884
Located within :
Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location :
33.521117 N, 84.667662 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
30268
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Palmetto, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Palmetto, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
Population (2000) :
188
Housing Units (2000) :
94
Land area (2000) :
0.901375 sq. miles (2.334551 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.901375 sq. miles (2.334551 sq. km)
FIPS code :
58780
Located within :
Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location :
30.716729 N, 91.907648 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
71358
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.