(n)Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913), Syn.Ferdinand de Saussure, Saussure
(n)annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs, Syn.Saussurea lappa, Saussurea costus