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catgut

noun

1 catgut

Perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone.

synonyms: goat's rue, Tephrosia virginiana, wild sweet pea.

2 catgut

A strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery.

synonym: gut.

Dutch: ingewanden
Polish: ketgut, katgut


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