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Palmette vs Palmetto - What's the difference?

palmette | palmetto |

As nouns the difference between palmette and palmetto

is that palmette is a motif in decorative art resembling the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree while palmetto is either of two closely related genera of new world palms, of the family arecaceae:.

palmette

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia palmette)
  • A motif in decorative art resembling the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree.

    • Synonyms

    * anthemion ----

    palmetto

    English

    (wikipedia palmetto) (Seronoa) (Sabal)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Either of two closely related genera of New World palms, of the family Arecaceae:
  • # , the saw palmetto, which has medicinal uses;
  • # , represented by about 15 species, some known commonly as palmettos , others as fan palms.
  • A native or resident of the US state of South Carolina.

    • Derived terms

    * royal palmetto * saw palmetto

    Coordinate terms

    * (South Carolina native or resident) palmetta (feminine)

    See also

    * palmetto bug