What's the difference between palmette and palmetto?

Palmette


Definition:

  • (n.) A floral ornament, common in Greek and other ancient architecture; -- often called the honeysuckle ornament.

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Palmetto


Definition:

  • (n.) A name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name is applied especially to the Chamaerops, / Sabal, Palmetto, the cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See Cabbage tree, under Cabbage.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) So seemingly uphill is the battle that Jeb Bush faces in the Palmetto state, the third state to vote for president next year, that even an appearance by his brother, George W, who is still popular with Republicans across the country, may barely move the needle, said one senior political operative who spoke on condition of anonymity owing to ongoing work with multiple campaigns.
  • (2) Chickens were caged in four habitat types: oak hammocks, slash pine-saw palmetto areas, pastures, and urban-residential areas.
  • (3) As his campaign readily admits, Rubio also “sometimes” attends Baptist services at a church located in Palmetto Bay, California.
  • (4) Safe drinking water was in short supply: in Columbia, firefighters used a half-dozen trucks and pumps to ferry hundreds of thousands of gallons of water to Palmetto Health Baptist hospital.

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