sawwort
noun
1
: any of various plants constituting a genus (Serratula) of the family Compositae
especially
: a plant (S. tinctoria) the serrate leaves of which yield a yellow dye
2
: a plant of the genus Saussurea
3
: a button snakeroot (Liatris spicata)
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