saw palmetto

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Definition of saw palmetto in English English dictionary: (Botanik, Bitkibilim) Small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States;(synonym) scrub palmetto, Serenoa repens; See under Palmetto; small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States; A small creeping palm (Serenoa repens) of the southeast United States, having palmately divided leaves with one-ribbed segments and black, one-seeded fruit. Any of several shrubby palms chiefly of the southern U.S. and West Indies that have spiny-toothed petioles (leafstalks), especially a common palm (Serenoa repens) of the southeastern U.S., with a usually creeping stem. Saw palmettos make up part of the vegetation found in the Florida Everglades. When undisturbed, they grow into great masses of foliage. The saw palmetto has recently drawn attention as the source of a possible treatment for prostate cancer