Saw Palmetto

Contrastes de amarillos y verdes en la fronda ondulada de saw palmetto, con sombras bifurcadas de una fronda cercana que se proyecta sobre ella. Foto tomada en Morningside Nature Center en Gainesville, Florida

Serenoa repens

Sinónimos:
Ju Ye Zong
Saw Palmetto (Wiktionary)

English

Etymology

The edges of the leaflets of this palm have strong spines, like a saw.

Noun

saw palmetto (plural saw palmettos)

  1. 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.
  2. A similar plant (Chamaerops humilis), native to Europe and north Africa

Derived terms

  • silver saw palmetto (Acoelorraphe wrightii)

References

  • Serenoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Serenoa repens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Serenoa repens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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