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Definition of Skirret
1. Noun. An Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root.
Group relationships: Genus Sium, Sium
Generic synonyms: Bog Plant, Marsh Plant, Swamp Plant
Definition of Skirret
1. n. An umbelliferous plant (Sium, or 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.
Definition of Skirret
1. Noun. An umbelliferous plant (''Sium'' or ''Pimpinella sisarum''), cultivated for its sweet edible tuberous roots. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skirret
1. an Asian herb [n -S]
Medical Definition of Skirret
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Skirret
Literary usage of Skirret
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1856)
"... skirret, too, is very similar to the cultivated kind,91 and is productive of
similar ... The juice of the cultivated skirret, taken in goats'-milk, ..."
2. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America: Containing Full Descriptions of by Fearing Burr (1865)
"Potato. Radish. Rampion. Swede, or Kuta-baga Turnip. Salsify, or Oyster Plant.
Scolymus. Scorzonera. skirret. Sweet Potato. Tuberous-rooted Chickling Vetch. ..."
3. The Family Kitchen Gardener: Containing Plain and Accurate Descriptions of by Robert Buist (1861)
"skirret is considered a nutricious vegetable, and would be more generally cultivated
were it not for the large space of ground required to raise a quantity ..."
4. The Vegetable Cultivator: Containing a Plain and Accurate Description of All by John Rogers (1843)
"skirret SIUM. Sivm, the botanic name of this plant is an old Latin word, ...
skirret is a perennial plant, a native of China, and known in this country ..."
5. Memoirs of the Archbishops of Dublin by John D'Alton (1838)
"... and of a graceful presence, able to strike those who beheld him with reverence;
he adds, that after his death, Richard skirret, Prior of Christ Church, ..."
6. The Horticulturist; Or, An Attempt to Teach the Science and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon, Loudon (Jane) (1849)
"VII THe skirret, Scorzonera, Salsify, ... yet we think a small portion of each
deserves a place for the sake of variety. 1436. The skirret, Smm ..."
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