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CATGUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
Synonyms:
catgut; gut
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("catgut" is a kind of...):
cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)
Holonyms ("catgut" is a substance of...):
suture (thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone
Synonyms:
catgut; goat's rue; Tephrosia virginiana; wild sweet pea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("catgut" is a kind of...):
hoary pea (a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods)
