sabal palm
noun [ C ] uk/ˈseɪ.bəl ˌpɑːm/ us/ˈseɪ.bəl ˌpɑːm/ (also sabal palmetto, /ˌseɪ.bəl pælˈmet.əʊ/)
萨巴尔棕榈（生长于炎热地域，如美国南卡罗来纳和佛罗里达等州）
a type of palm tree (= a tree that grows in hot countries and has a tall trunk and a mass of leaves growing out of the top) whose leaves form a round shape on each branch
A mysterious disease is killing off sabal palms in the Sunshine State. 一种神秘的疾病正在杀死佛罗里达这个阳光之州的萨巴尔棕榈树。
South Carolina is known as the Palmetto State, after the Sabal Palmetto, the official state tree. 南卡罗来纳州因其官方州树萨巴尔棕榈的名字而被命名为棕榈州。
Synonym: cabbage palm
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- The sabal palm is the official state tree of Florida and South Carolina.
- Sabal palms make up about 3 percent of the bay area's forest.
- Environmentalists say the weir would flood treasured sabal palm groves.