palmetto

n. 美洲蒲葵

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词形变化

palmettoes palmettos 复数 palmettos palmettoes 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various fan palms of the family Arecaceae, especially Sabal palmetto or the saw palmetto, Serenoa repens.

  2. 2.

    A hat made of palmetto leaves.

  3. 3.

    A native or resident of the US state of South Carolina.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

fan palm

下位词 2

cabbage palm cabbage palmetto

相关短语

palmetto bug palmetto bugs Palmetto State na. 〈美〉矮棕榈州 [网络] 扇榈之州；矮棕榈之州；棕榈树州 palmetto skipper palmetto skippers Palmetto Bay saw palmetto [医] 沙巴棕, 锯叶棕 cabbage palmetto [美国英语] = palmetto

词源

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

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