palmetto

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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From Spanish palmito, diminutive of palma (“palm tree”), from Latin palma. Doublet of palmite and palmito.

See the palmetto on the flags." — The Long Roll, Mary Johnston
He spoke at Palmetto on the 20th of September, and at Macon on the 22d. — Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
Palmetto logs accept and retain balls for many years, and are therefore good for forts. — Comic History of the United States, Bill Nye

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