saw-toothed
AmericanEtymology
Origin of saw-toothed
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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There is the tall, smooth stemmed golden-rod, with saw toothed leaves, except near the base and ample pyramids of medium-sized clusters of blossoms; this is the solidago serotina, or late golden-rod.
From Some Summer Days in Iowa by Lazell, Frederick John
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