Palmetto,

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  palmetto
       n : any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
       [also: {palmettoes} (pl)]

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

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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.
     Headwords:
      Palmetto, FL
      Palmetto
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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.
     Headwords:
      Palmetto, GA
      Palmetto
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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.
     Headwords:
      Palmetto, LA
      Palmetto