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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic;
[syn: Scythian lamb, Cibotium barometz]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Scythian \Scyth"i*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Scythia (a name given to the northern part of Asia, and Europe adjoining to Asia), or its language or inhabitants. [1913 Webster] Scythian lamb. (Bot.) See Barometz. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Barometz \Bar"o*metz\, n. [Cf. Russ. baranets' clubmoss.] (Bot.) The woolly-skinned rhizoma or rootstock of a fern (Dicksonia barometz), which, when specially prepared and inverted, somewhat resembles a lamb; -- called also Scythian lamb. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Scythian lamb n 1: Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic [syn: Scythian lamb, Cibotium barometz]