saw palmetto

saw pal·met·to

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [saw pal-met-oh, pahl-, pah-met-oh]
- /sɔ pælˈmɛt oʊ, pɑl-, pɑˈmɛt oʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [saw pal-met-oh, pahl-, pah-met-oh]
- /sɔ pælˈmɛt oʊ, pɑl-, pɑˈmɛt oʊ/

Definitions of saw palmetto words

noun saw palmetto a shrublike palmetto, Serenoa repens, of the palm family, native to the southern U.S., having green or blue leafstalks set with spiny teeth. 1
noun saw palmetto a tall palm, Acoelorraphe wrightii, of Florida and the West Indies. 1
noun saw palmetto any of several dwarf prickly palms, esp any of the genus Sabal, of the southeastern US 0
noun saw palmetto a shrubby palm plant (Serenoa repens) with fan-shaped leaves and spiny leafstalks, native to the SE U.S. 0

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1790-1800

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