skir·ret (skûr  t)n. An eastern Asian plant (Sium sisarum) having a cluster of tuberous, sweetish, edible roots. [Middle English skirwhit, alteration (influenced by skir, pure, bright and white, white) of Old French eschervi, probably from Arabic karawy  , caraway, from Greek kar .] |
skirret [ˈskɪrɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an umbelliferous Old World plant, Sium sisarum, cultivated in parts of Europe for its edible tuberous roots
[C14 skirwhite, perhaps from obsolete skir bright (see sheer1) + white]
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| Noun | 1. |  skirret - an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous rootgenus Sium, Sium - perennial of wet and marshy places in the northern hemisphere: water parsnips bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant - a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath |
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