Serenoa repens
Synonyms:
Ju Ye Zong
Categories: Ayurvedic Medicine, Food, Homeopathic Medicine, Medicinal Plant, Native American Medicine, Oil, Powder, Tea, Tincture, Traditional Chinese Medicine
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)
- 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
Derived terms
- silver saw palmetto (Acoelorraphe wrightii)
References
- Serenoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Serenoa repens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Serenoa repens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons