n :  any of several shrubby palms with spiny-toothed leafstalks esp. of the southern U.S. and West Indies : esp  :  a common stemless palm (Serenoa repens syn. S. serrulata) of the southern U.S. whose berries are the source of sabal .
 
 
 
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