Palmetto

palmetto
    n 1: any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves
    

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 (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
    

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
    

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
    

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