A plant of the daisy family, with purple flowers and serrated leaves, native to Eurasia and North Africa.
Serratula tinctoria, family Compositae
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Saw-wort is an attractive, medium to tall, thistle-like plant with wiry grooved stems and no spines.
 -  A rich diversity of plants thrive in the wet conditions at Greena Moor including bog pimpernel, marsh violet, saw-wort and abundant meadow thistle and devil's-bit scabious.