any of several shrubby palms chiefly of the southern United States and West Indies with spiny-toothed leafstalks; especially : a common palm (Serenoa repens) of the southeastern United States with a usually creeping stem
sabal
noun(sa-bal)
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 herbal remedies and dietary supplements —called also sabal