saw-wort

noun

Any plant of the composite genus Serratula.

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Meanings

nounsaw-wort (plural saw-worts)

plural saw-worts · alternative sawwort · alternative saw wort

  1. Any plant of the composite genus Serratula.

Origin

From saw + wort, from its serrated leaves.

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Translations

Bulgarian сърпец
  • сърпец (sărpec)Serratula in general
Danish skær
  • skærSerratula in general
Finnish punalääte
  • punalääteSerratula in general
German Scharte
  • ScharteSerratula in general
Polish sierpik
  • sierpikSerratula in general
Russian серпу́ха
  • серпу́ха (serpúxa)Serratula in general
Swedish ängsskära
  • ängsskäraSerratula in general
Cite this entry
APA

saw-wort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saw-wort

MLA

“saw-wort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saw-wort. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saw-wort,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saw-wort.

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