saw palmetto

短语

[医] 沙巴棕, 锯叶棕

词形变化

saw palmettos 复数 saw palmettos

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sprawling-stemmed spiny-leaved dwarf palm (Serenoa repens) forming large colonies, especially by sprouting, native to Florida and the coastal plains of other southeastern states of the United States.

  2. 2.

    A similar plant (Chamaerops humilis), native to Europe and north Africa

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

fan palm

词源

The edges of the leaflets of this palm have strong spines, like a saw.

来源：wiktionary