saw palmetto
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The edges of the leaflets of this palm have strong spines, like a saw.
Noun[edit]
saw palmetto (plural saw palmettos)
- A sprawling-stemmed spiny-leaved dwarf palm (Serenoa repens) forming large colonies, especially by sprouting, native to Florida and the coastal plains of other southeastern states of the United States.
- A similar plant (Chamaerops humilis), native to Europe and north Africa
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References[edit]
- Serenoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Serenoa repens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Serenoa repens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- saw palmetto at USDA Plants database
- Chamaerops humilis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chamaerops humilis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Chamaerops humilis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons