Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
saw pal·met·to Pronunciation:
-pal-'met-(")O Function:
noun 1 : any of several shrubby palms with spiny-toothed leafstalksespecially of the southern U.S. and West Indies;
especially : a common stemless palm (
Serenoa repens syn.
S. serrulata) of the southern U.S.
2 : theripe fruit of a saw palmetto (
Serenoa repens) that is held to have a therapeutic effect on the prostate gland and is used usually dried or partly dried in herbal remedies and dietary supplementscalled also
sabal
