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palmetto
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Palmetto
(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.
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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.
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palmetto
(wn) | palmetto
n 1: any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves |
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saw palmetto
(encz) | saw palmetto, n: |
scrub palmetto
(encz) | scrub palmetto, n: |
silvertop palmetto
(encz) | silvertop palmetto, n: |
Cabbage palmetto
(gcide) | Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[a^]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
cape. See Chief, Cape.] (Bot.)
1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has
a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
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2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below.
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3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
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Cabbage aphis (Zool.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis
brassic[ae]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
Cabbage beetle (Zool.), a small, striped flea-beetle
(Phyllotreta vittata) which lives, in the larval state,
on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
and other cruciferous plants.
Cabbage fly (Zool.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia
brassic[ae]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
the crop.
Cabbage head, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
Cabbage palmetto, a species of palm tree (Sabal Palmetto)
found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
Cabbage rose (Bot.), a species of rose (Rosa centifolia)
having large and heavy blossoms.
Cabbage tree, Cabbage palm, a name given to palms having
a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the Sabal Palmetto
of the United States, and the Euterpe oleracea and
Oreodoxa oleracea of the West Indies.
Sea cabbage.(Bot.)
(a) Sea kale
(b) . The original Plant (Brassica oleracea), from which
the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
derived by cultivation.
Thousand-headed cabbage. See Brussels sprouts.
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Chamaerops Palmetto
(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.
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Palmetto
(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.
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Palmetto flag
(gcide) | Palmetto flag \Pal*met"to flag\
Any of several flags adopted by South Carolina after its
secession. 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.
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Palmetto State
(gcide) | Palmetto State \Palmetto State\ prop. n.
South Carolina; -- a nickname alluding to the State Arms,
which contain a representation of a palmetto tree.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Royal palmetto
(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.
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Sabal Palmetto
(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]Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[a^]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
cape. See Chief, Cape.] (Bot.)
1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has
a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
[1913 Webster]
2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below.
[1913 Webster]
3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
[1913 Webster]
Cabbage aphis (Zool.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis
brassic[ae]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
Cabbage beetle (Zool.), a small, striped flea-beetle
(Phyllotreta vittata) which lives, in the larval state,
on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
and other cruciferous plants.
Cabbage fly (Zool.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia
brassic[ae]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
the crop.
Cabbage head, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
Cabbage palmetto, a species of palm tree (Sabal Palmetto)
found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
Cabbage rose (Bot.), a species of rose (Rosa centifolia)
having large and heavy blossoms.
Cabbage tree, Cabbage palm, a name given to palms having
a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the Sabal Palmetto
of the United States, and the Euterpe oleracea and
Oreodoxa oleracea of the West Indies.
Sea cabbage.(Bot.)
(a) Sea kale
(b) . The original Plant (Brassica oleracea), from which
the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
derived by cultivation.
Thousand-headed cabbage. See Brussels sprouts.
[1913 Webster] |
Saw palmetto
(gcide) | Saw palmetto \Saw" pal*met"to\
See under Palmetto.
[1913 Webster]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] |
cabbage palmetto
(wn) | cabbage palmetto
n 1: low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United
States having edible leaf buds [syn: cabbage palmetto,
cabbage palm, Sabal palmetto] |
palmetto state
(wn) | Palmetto State
n 1: a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
[syn: South Carolina, Palmetto State, SC] |
sabal palmetto
(wn) | Sabal palmetto
n 1: low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United
States having edible leaf buds [syn: cabbage palmetto,
cabbage palm, Sabal palmetto] |
saw palmetto
(wn) | saw palmetto
n 1: small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United
States [syn: saw palmetto, scrub palmetto, {Serenoa
repens}] |
scrub palmetto
(wn) | scrub palmetto
n 1: small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United
States [syn: saw palmetto, scrub palmetto, {Serenoa
repens}] |
silvertop palmetto
(wn) | silvertop palmetto
n 1: small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn:
key palm, silvertop palmetto, silver thatch, {Thrinax
microcarpa}, Thrinax morrisii, Thrinax keyensis] |
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