palmetto
noun /pælˈmetəʊ/
/pælˈmetəʊ/
(plural palmettos)
- a small palm tree that grows in the south-eastern US
矮棕榈（生长于美国东南部） 词源mid 16th cent.: from Spanish palmito, literally ‘small palm’, diminutive of palma, assimilated to Italian words ending in -etto.