saw palmetto

noun

1. a shrublike palmetto, Serenoa repens, of the palm family, native to the southern U.S., having green or blue leafstalks set with spiny teeth.

2. a tall palm, Acoelorraphe wrightii, of Florida and the West Indies.

saw palmetto

noun

1. any of several dwarf prickly palms, esp any of the genus Sabal, of the southeastern US

Word History and Origins

Origin of saw palmetto¹

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

Example Sentences

There’s not strong evidence for herbal remedies such as saw palmetto.

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Herbal supplements such as saw palmetto are not currently recommended, although some men say they work for them.

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My patients often ask me about two popular oral supplements: Nutrafol, which contains saw palmetto, and Viviscal, which contains a compound of marine extracts and polysaccharides.

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The graveyard faced east, all the stones and markers laid out in a fan shape bordered with saw palmetto and evergreen trees.

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Since a time when the island was predominantly tangles of black mangrove, saw palmetto and cabbage palms, beachgoers have used Root Trail to reach the ocean.

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