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鋸棕櫚

简锯棕榈 · 繁鋸棕櫚

Mandarin · pinyin jù zōng lǘ

saw palmetto (Serenoa repens, a small palm, an extract of whose fruit is used medicinally)

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鋸: Look up this written character
棕: zōng · hemp palm; palm tree
櫚: Look up this written character
锯: jù · a saw; to saw; amputate
榈: lǘ · palm

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4–1–2 · ju4 zong1 lu:2

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goe3 zung1 leoi4

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