The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
palmetto — (n.) 1580s, from Sp. palmito dwarf fan palm tree, dim. of palma palm tree, from L. palma (see PALM (Cf. palm) (n.2)). The suffix was subsequently Italianized. The Palmetto Flag was an emblem of South Carolina after secession (1860); S.C. called… … Etymology dictionary
Flag of South Carolina — The flag of South Carolina is believed to have been originally designed in 1775 for use by South Carolinian troops during the American Revolutionary War. The blue of the flag was borrowed from the militia s uniforms and the crescent from the… … Wikipedia
Palmetto, Florida — Infobox Settlement official name = Palmetto, Florida other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = City motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem… … Wikipedia
Palmetto Estates, Florida — Infobox Settlement official name = Palmetto Estates, Florida other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = CDP motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank… … Wikipedia
South Carolina, flag of — ▪ Flag History U.S. state flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) with a white Sabal palmetto in the centre and a white crescent in the upper hoist corner. On September 13, 1775, a blue flag with a white crescent in its… … Universalium
Order of the Palmetto — The Order of the Palmetto is the highest civilian honor awarded by the Governor of South Carolina. It is awarded to persons who make contributions of statewide significance. An auxiliary honor is The Order of the Silver Crescent. Today it is… … Wikipedia
CSS Palmetto State — an ironclad ram, was built by Cameron and Co., Charleston, South Carolina in January 1862, under the supervision of Flag Officer D. N. Ingraham, CSN. She was readied for service by September 1862 when Lieutenant Commander John Rutledge, CSN, was … Wikipedia
USRC Harriet Lane (1857) — The Harriet Lane was a revenue cutter of the United States Revenue Cutter Service and, on the outbreak of the American Civil War, a ship of the United States Navy and later Confederate States Navy. She was named after the niece of senator and… … Wikipedia
Republic of South Carolina — Infobox Former Country native name = conventional long name = Republic of South Carolina common name = South Carolina continent = North America region = country = USA status = empire = era = year start = 1860 date start = December 20 year end =… … Wikipedia
Philadelphia in the American Civil War — Philadelphia during the American Civil War was a significant city in the North providing an important source of troops, money, weapons, medical care, and supplies for the Union. Before the Civil War, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania s economic… … Wikipedia
