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skirret |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Skirret \Skir"ret\, n. [A corrupted form equivalent to sugarwort.] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ({Sium, or Pimpinella, Sisarum}). It is a native of Asia, but has been long cultivated in Europe for its edible clustered tuberous roots, which are very sweet. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: skirret n : an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root [syn: {Sium sisarum}]
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