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saw palmetto

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The correct spelling is saw palmetto. 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 stat…

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  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

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