Search Result for "catgut": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone;
[syn: catgut, goat's rue, wild sweet pea, Tephrosia virginiana]

2. a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery;
[syn: catgut, gut]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Catgut \Cat"gut`\, n. [Cat + gut.] 1. A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

catgut n 1: perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone [syn: catgut, goat's rue, wild sweet pea, Tephrosia virginiana] 2: a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery [syn: catgut, gut]