Serratula

noun

Ser·​rat·​u·​la

seˈrachələ

: a genus of Old World perennial herbs (family Compositae) with spirally arranged leaves that are not spiny and solitary or corymbose heads of tubular flowers compare sandwort

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, betony, from serratus serrate + -ula

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