Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saw-wort

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: saw--wort
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the composite genus Serratula.

Etymology

From saw + wort, from its serrated leaves.

Inflected Forms

saw-worts (plural) sawwort (alternative) saw wort (alternative)

Phrases

dyer's plumeless saw-wort

Questions

What does saw-wort mean?: Any plant of the composite genus Serratula.
Where does saw-wort come from?: From saw + wort, from its serrated leaves.

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