资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Palmetto State \Palmetto State\
   South California; -- a nickname alluding to the State Arms,
   which contain a representation of a palmetto tree.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Palmetto State
     n : a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
         [syn: {South Carolina}, {SC}]