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Saw palmetto — Palmetto Pal*met to, n. [Dim. of palm the tree: cf. Sp. palmito.] (Bot.) A name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name is applied especially to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Saw palmetto — Saw pal*met to See under {Palmetto}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saw palmetto — saw pal·met·to pal met (.)ō n 1) any of several shrubby palms chiefly of the southern U.S. and West Indies with spiny toothed leafstalks esp a common palm (Serenoa repens) of the southeastern U.S. with a usu. creeping stem 2) a preparation… … Medical dictionary
saw palmetto — ☆ saw palmetto n. a shrubby palm plant (Serenoa repens) with fan shaped leaves and spiny leafstalks, native to the SE U.S … English World dictionary
saw palmetto — 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. [1790 1800, Amer.] * * * Any of … Universalium
saw-palmetto — gulsčioji serenoja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Serenoa repens), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Serenoa repens angl. saw palmetto; scrub palmetto šaltinis Valstybinės… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
saw palmetto — noun Date: 1797 1. any of several shrubby palms chiefly of the southern United States and West Indies that have spiny toothed petioles; especially a common palm (Serenoa repens) of the southeastern United States with a usually creeping stem 2. a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Saw palmetto extract — is an extract of the fruit of Serenoa repens . It is rich in fatty acids and phytosterols, and has shown promise in treating benign prostatic hyperplasiacite journal | author=Wilt TJ et al | title=Saw palmetto extracts for treatment of benign… … Wikipedia
saw palmetto — saw′ palmet to n. pln a shrublike palmetto, Serenoa repens, native to the southern U.S., having green or blue leafstalks set with spiny teeth … From formal English to slang
saw palmetto — noun small hardy clump forming spiny palm of southern United States • Syn: ↑scrub palmetto, ↑Serenoa repens • Hypernyms: ↑fan palm • Member Holonyms: ↑Serenoa, ↑genus Serenoa … Useful english dictionary
