SAWWORT

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Meaning:

European perennial whose serrate leaves yield a yellow dye

Synonyms:

sawwort; Serratula tinctoria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("sawwort" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("sawwort" is a member of...):

genus Serratula; Serratula (genus of Old World perennial herbs with spirally arranged toothed leaves)

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