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saw-wort

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any plant of the composite genus Serratula.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From saw + wort, from its serrated leaves.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: сърпец (sǎrpec) — Serratula in general
  • Danish: skær — Serratula in general
  • Finnish: punalääte — Serratula in general
  • German: Scharte — Serratula in general
  • Polish: sierpik — Serratula in general
  • Russian: серпу́ха (serpúxa) — Serratula in general
  • Serbo-Croatian: пи́лица — Serratula in general
  • Serbo-Croatian: ср́пац — Serratula in general
  • Serbo-Croatian: pílica — Serratula in general
  • Serbo-Croatian: sŕpac — Serratula in general
  • Slovene: máčina — Serratula in general
  • Swedish: ängsskära — Serratula in general