Palmetto

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Palmetto may refer to the following:

• 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)

• Amtrak's Palmetto passenger train.
• The film Palmetto.
• The Palmetto Metrorail station in Medley, Florida

Communities named Palmetto include:

• Palmetto, Florida
  • Palmetto Historic District
• Palmetto, Georgia
• Palmetto, Louisiana
• Palmetto Bay, Florida
• Palmetto Estates, Florida
• Trinity Palmetto Point Parish, in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Schools named Palmetto include:

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

Palmetto is part of compounds such as:

• "Palmetto Bug", another name for the American cockroach.
• "The Palmetto State", the official nickname for South Carolina.
• The Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor awarded by the Governor of South Carolina
• The TV show Palmetto Pointe.
• The Palmetto Capital City Classic, an annual college football game Columbia, South Carolina
• The Palmetto State Quartet, a professional Southern Gospel singing group.
• Palmetto Beach-Grant Park (Tampa), Florida
• The CSS Palmetto State, a Confederate ironclad
• State Road 826 (Florida), which is also known as the Palmetto Expressway