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skirret

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skir=ret

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun skirret has 1 sense

skirret(n = noun.plant) sium sisarum - an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root; Array

is a member of genus sium, sium

is a kind of bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant

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CIDE DICTIONARY

skirret, n. [A corrupted form equivalent to sugarwort.].

An umbelliferous plant (Sium Sisarum syn. 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. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

skirret, n. a perennial umbelliferous plant, Sium sisarum, formerly cultivated in Europe for its edible root.

Etymology

ME skirwhit(e), perh. formed as SHEER(1), WHITE

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