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Sabal - 5 dictionary results
pal·met·to     (pāl-mět'ō)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. pal·met·tos or pal·met·toes
  1. Any of several small, mostly tropical palms having fan-shaped leaves, especially one of the genus Sabal, such as S. palmetto of the southeast United States. Also called sabal.
  2. Leaf strips of any of these plants, used in weaving.

[Spanish palmito, diminutive of palma, palm tree, from Latin; see palm2.]
sa·bal     (sā'bāl)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   See palmetto.

[New Latin, genus name.]
sabal

noun
American dwarf fan palms 


Main Entry: sa·bal
Pronunciation: 'sA-"bal
Function: noun
: SAW PALMETTO2

Sabal

Sa"bal\, n. (Bot.) A genus of palm trees including the palmetto of the Southern United States.

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