different between palmetta vs palmetto

Italian

Etymology

Diminutive of palma

Noun

palmetta f (plural palmette)

1. (architecture) palmette
2. fan training (of fruit trees etc)

English

Etymology

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

Noun

palmetto (plural palmettos or palmettoes)

1. Any member of either of two closely related genera of New World palms, of the family Arecaceae:
   1. Serenoa or its sole species Serenoa repens, the saw palmetto, which has medicinal uses;
   2. Sabal, represented by about 15 species, some known commonly as palmettos, others as fan palms.
2. A hat made of palmetto leaves.
3. A native or resident of the US state of South Carolina.

Coordinate terms

• (South Carolina native or resident): palmetta (feminine)

Derived terms

• Bermuda palmetto (Sabal bermudana)
• Birmingham palmetto (Sabal 'Birmingham')
• bush palmetto (Sabal minor)
• cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto)
• dwarf palmetto (Sabal minor)
• Hispaniola palmetto (Sabal domingensis)
• Mexican palmetto (Sabal mexicana)
• palmetto bug (Periplaneta americana)
• Rio Grande palmetto (Sabal mexicana)
• royal palmetto (Sabal pumos)
• saw palmetto (Chamaerops humilis)
• saw palmetto (Serenoa repens)
• scrub palmetto (Sabal etonia)
• Sonoran palmetto (Sabal uresana)
• Texas palmetto (Sabal mexicana)
• Yucatán palmetto (Sabal gretheriae)

References

• “palmetto”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• palmetto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Seronoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sabal on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Serona on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sabal on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• metaplot, pot metal