A plant noted for how slow it's growth is
Although its berries have many uses, their taste -
Has been compared to a "a mouthful of cockroaches".
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Sources: Bennett, Bradley C., and Judith R. Hicklin. “Uses of Saw Palmetto (Serenoa Repens, Arecaceae) in Florida.” Economic Botany 52, no. 4 (1998): 381–93. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4256114
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