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skirrets

skirrets is the plural of skirret.

Meaning of skirret

Noun

skirret (countable and uncountable, plural skirrets)

  1. An umbelliferous plant (Sium sisarum), cultivated for its sweet edible tuberous roots.
    • Nicolas Venette, French physician, refers to skirret, a plant that has esculent tubers, for its high aphrodisiac potential.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 224
  2. A straight-line marking tool consisting of a line of thread wrapped around a holder.

Questions about skirrets

What is skirrets the plural of?
Skirrets is the plural of skirret.

Words near skirrets in the dictionary

  1. Skiros
  2. skirp
  3. skirr
  4. skirred
  5. skirret
  6. skirrets
  7. skirrett
  8. skirretts
  9. skirrhus
  10. skirring
  11. Skirrow

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