Main Entry: saw palmetto

Function: 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 preparation derived from the berrylike fruit of a saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) that is held to have a therapeutic effect on the prostate gland and is used in dietary supplements and herbal remedies