SAW PALMETTO


Meaning of SAW PALMETTO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1797

1. : any of several shrubby palms chiefly of the southern United States and West Indies that have spiny-toothed petioles ; especially : a common palm ( Serenoa repens ) of the southeastern United States with a usually creeping stem

2. : a preparation derived from the berrylike fruit of a saw palmetto ( Serenoa repens ) that is held to have a therapeutic effect on the prostate gland and is used in dietary supplements and herbal remedies

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