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  Palmetto may refer to the following:

Botany

Members of several genera of small palms:
  • the genus Sabal
    Sabal

    Sabal is a genus of New World Arecaceaes, many of the species being known as palmetto. They are List of Arecaceae genera#Tribe Corypheae , with the leaf with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets; in some of the species, the leaflets are joined for up to half of their length....
    , containing species such the Dwarf Palmetto
    Dwarf Palmetto

    The Dwarf Palmetto is one of about 14 species of Sabal Arecaceae . It is native to the southeastern United States, ranging from Florida north to eastern North Carolina, and west to eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas....
     and the Sabal palmetto
    Sabal palmetto

    Sabal palmetto, also known as Cabbage Palm, Palmetto, Cabbage Palmetto,Palmetto Palm, and Sabal Palm, is one of 15 species of Sabal Arecaceae ....
  • the Saw Palmetto
    Saw Palmetto

    Serenoa repens, the saw palmetto, is the sole species currently classified in the genus Serenoa. It has been known by a number of synonyms, including Sabal serrulatum, under which name it still often appears in alternative medicine....
    , Serenoa repens
  • Silver palmetto (Schippia concolor)
  • Silver saw palmetto (Acoelorraphe wrightii)


Place names

United States
  • Palmetto, Florida
    Palmetto, Florida

    Palmetto is a city in Manatee County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 12,571 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, its population recorded by the U.S....
    • Palmetto Historic District
      Palmetto Historic District

      The Palmetto Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district, bounded by Twenty-first Avenue, Seventh Street, Fifth Avenue, and the Manatee River in Palmetto, Florida, Florida....
  • Palmetto, Georgia
    Palmetto, Georgia

    Palmetto is a city located mostly in Fulton County, Georgia and now partly in Coweta County, Georgia counties in Georgia . The population was 3,400 at the 2000 census....
  • Palmetto, Louisiana
    Palmetto, Louisiana

    Palmetto is a village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. The population was 188 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Opelousas, Louisiana–Eunice, Louisiana Micropolitan Statistical Area....
  • Palmetto, Nevada, a ghost town
  • Palmetto Bay, Florida
    Palmetto Bay, Florida

    Palmetto Bay is a incorporation village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 24,469 at the 2000 census.Palmetto Bay includes two census-designated places defined in the 2000 census, Cutler, Florida and East Perrine, Florida....
  • Palmetto Beach-Grant Park (Tampa), Florida
    Palmetto Beach-Grant Park (Tampa), Florida

    Palmetto Beach is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 2,046. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33602 and 33605....
    , two neighborhoods in the city of Tampa
  • Palmetto Estates, Florida
    Palmetto Estates, Florida

    Palmetto Estates is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 13,675 at the 2000 census....
  • The Palmetto Expressway, Florida State Road 826
  • "The Palmetto State", the official nickname for the state of South Carolina
    South Carolina

    South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
    • The Order of the Palmetto
      Order of the Palmetto

      The Order of the Palmetto is one of the two highest civilian honors awarded by the Governor of South Carolina. The other honor is "The Order of the Silver Crescent."...
      , the highest civilian honor awarded by the Governor of South Carolina
    • The Palmetto State Quartet
      Palmetto State Quartet

      The Palmetto State Quartet is a professional Southern Gospel quartet....
      , a professional Southern Gospel singing group from Greenville, South Carolina
    • The CSS Palmetto State
      CSS Palmetto State

      CSS Palmetto State, an ironclad ram, was built by Cameron and Co., Charleston, South Carolina, South Carolina in January 1862, under the supervision of Flag Officer D....
      , a Confederate ironclad ship


Elsewhere
  • Trinity Palmetto Point Parish
    Trinity Palmetto Point Parish

    Trinity Palmetto Point is one of 14 administrative Parishes of Saint Kitts and Nevis that make up Saint Kitts and Nevis. It ranks 6th in terms of size of all the parishes on Saint Kitts....
     in Saint Kitts and Nevis


Schools

  • Miami Palmetto High School
    Miami Palmetto High School

    Miami Palmetto Senior High School is a secondary school located at 7460 S.W. 118th Street in Pinecrest, Florida, Florida, USA; its principal is Howard Weiner....
     in Pinecrest, Florida
  • Palmetto Middle School
    Palmetto Middle School

    Palmetto Middle School is a middle school in Williamston, South Carolina, that serves about 850 students. The current Principal is Mr.Barry Knight....
     in Pinecrest, Florida
  • Palmetto High School (Florida)
    Palmetto High School (Florida)

    Palmetto High School is a high school located in Palmetto, Florida. The school's athletic teams are known as the Tigers, and the school colors are red, white, and black....
     in Palmetto, Florida
  • Palmetto High School (South Carolina) in Williamston, South Carolina


Transportation

  • Palmetto (Amtrak)
    Palmetto (Amtrak)

    he Palmetto is an 829-mile passenger train service operated by Amtrak from New York City south to Savannah, Georgia via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, DC, then via Richmond, Virginia, Fayetteville, North Carolina and Charleston, South Carolina....
    , a passenger train in the United States
  • Palmetto (Metrorail station)
    Palmetto (Metrorail station)

    Palmetto Station is a Miami-Dade Metrorail station in Miami, Florida, Florida, near the town of Medley, Florida. It is the current northern terminal station of the Metrorail system....
     in Medley, Florida


Other uses

  • "Palmetto Bug", another name for the American cockroach
    American cockroach

    The American cockroach , also known as the Palmetto Bug or a Waterbug, particularly in the Southern United States United States, is the largest species of common cockroach, and often considered a pest ....
  • Palmetto (film)
    Palmetto (film)

    Palmetto is a 1998 neo-noir film directed by Volker Schl?ndorff with a screenplay by E. Max Frye. It is based on the novel Just Another Sucker by James Hadley Chase....
     1998
  • Palmetto Pointe
    Palmetto Pointe

    Palmetto Pointe was a television show that was shot and based in Charleston, South Carolina. It first aired on August 28, 2005 on ION Television; its last episode aired on October 16, 2005....
    , a TV show