saw palmetto

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saw palmetto

A small creeping palm (Serenoa repens) of the southeast United States, having palmately divided leaves with one-ribbed segments and black, one-seeded fruit.

saw palmetto

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several dwarf prickly palms, esp any of the genus Sabal, of the southeastern US

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saw palmetto - small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States

scrub palmetto, Serenoa repens

fan palm - palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves

genus Serenoa, Serenoa - one species: saw palmetto

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