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Palmetto

Town in Manatee County, western Florida, USA, on the mouth of the Manatee River leading to Tampa Bay, opposite Bradenton; population (1990) 9,300. Principally a resort with boating and fishing facilities, it is also a packing and distribution centre for locally-produced vegetables and citrus fruit, and has some light industry.

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Houma Luling Masters, Sybilla Palmetto State South Carolina			Skeggs, with his palmetto on and his cigar in his mouth, walks around to put farewell touches on his wares. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context The houses of the natives, constructed of the yellow bamboo, tastefully twisted together in a kind of wicker-work, and thatched with the long tapering leaves of the palmetto, are scattered irregularly along these valleys beneath the shady branches of the cocoanut trees. Typee by Melville, Herman View in context He sat under a tree, something like the palmetto, which effectually shaded him over the head, and on the south side; but under the tree was placed a large umbrella, which made that part look well enough. The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context			Palma Vecchio, Jacopo d'Antonio de Negreti Palma, Ricardo Palma, Silvestro Palmas, Las Palmdale Palme, Olof Joachim Palmer Palmer Land Palmer, A Mitchell Palmer, Alice Elvira Palmer, Arnold Daniel Palmer, Daniel David Palmer, Erastus Dow Palmer, Felicity Palmer, Geoffrey Winston Russell Palmer, George Herbert Palmer, John McAuley Palmer, Nathaniel Brown Palmer, Phoebe Worrall Palmer, Potter Palmer, R R Palmer, Robert Palmer, Samuel Palmerston North Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston Palmetto Palmetto State Palmgren, Selim Palmira palmistry palmtop computer Palmyra Palmyra Island Palo Alto palolo worm Palos Heights Palos Hills Palos Verdes Estates Palotta, Matteo Palouse Palouse, the palpation palpitation palsy Paltrow, Gwyneth Kate Paludan, Jacob Paludan-Müller, Frederik Paminger, Leonhard Pamir Pammelia Pampa			Palmerston (disambiguation) Palmerston Game Fishing Club Palmerston North Palmerston North Palmerston North Palmerston North Palmerston North Airport Limited Palmerston North Boys High School Palmerston North Christian Fellowship Palmerston North City Council Palmerston North Girls’ High School Palmerston North Neighbourhood Support Palmerston North Taekwondo Academy Palmerston North, New Zealand Palmerston North, New Zealand Palmerston North, New Zealand Palmerston North, New Zealand - Palmerstown North Palmerston Regional Business Association Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3d Viscount Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston Palmerston, Third Viscount Palmerton Area High School Palmerton Area School District palmerworm palmette palmette palmettes palmettes Palmetto Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services Palmetto Assessment of State Standards Palmetto bug Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union Palmetto Dunes Department of Security Operations Palmetto Economic Analysis and Research System Palmetto Elementary School palmetto fiber Palmetto flag Palmetto Government Benefits Administrators Palmetto High School Palmetto Island State Park Palmetto Land Title Association Palmetto Middle School Palmetto Paint Horse Club Palmetto palm Palmetto palm Palmetto palm Palmetto Pride Championship Wrestling Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital Palmetto Ridge High School Palmetto State Palmetto State Palmetto State Clean Fuels Coalition Palmetto State Park Palmetto State Quartet

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