Palmetto

Palmetto (meaning "little palm") may refer to the following:

Botany

Members of several genera of small palms: the genus Sabal, containing species such the Dwarf Palmetto and the Sabal palmetto
the Saw Palmetto, Serenoa repens
Silver palmetto (Schippia concolor)
Silver saw palmetto (Acoelorraphe wrightii)

Place names

United States
Palmetto, Florida
Palmetto Historic District
Palmetto, Georgia
Palmetto, Louisiana
Palmetto, Nevada, a ghost town
Palmetto Bay, Florida
Palmetto Beach-Grant Park (Tampa), Florida, two neighborhoods in the city of Tampa
Palmetto Estates, Florida
The Palmetto Expressway, Florida State Road 826
"The Palmetto State", the official nickname for the state of South Carolina
The Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor awarded by the Governor of South Carolina
The Palmetto State Quartet, a professional Southern Gospel singing group from Greenville, South Carolina
The CSS Palmetto State, a Confederate ironclad ship

Elsewhere
Trinity Palmetto Point Parish in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Schools

Miami Palmetto High School in Pinecrest, Florida
Palmetto Middle School in Pinecrest, Florida
Palmetto High School (Florida) in Palmetto, Florida
Palmetto High School (South Carolina) in Williamston, South Carolina

Transportation

Palmetto (Amtrak), a passenger train in the United States
Palmetto (Metrorail station) in Medley, Florida

Popular Culture

Palmetto (film) 1998
Palmetto Pointe, a TV show

Other uses

"Palmetto Bug", another name for the American cockroach

Translation

The word "Palmetto" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Volapük.