- squirrel corn
- ☆ squirrel cornn.a delicate, E North American, woodland, spring wildflower (Dicentra canadensis) of the fumitory family, having racemes of whitish, spurred flowers
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Squirrel corn — Squirrel Squir rel (skw[ e]r r[e^]l or skw[i^]r ; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [ e]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si oyros; skia shade + o yra tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squirrel corn — noun American plant with cream colored flowers and tuberous roots resembling kernels of corn • Syn: ↑Dicentra canadensis • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant * * * noun : a No. American herb (Dicentra canadensis) with delicate much divided… … Useful english dictionary
squirrel corn — an American plant, Dicentra canadensis, of the fumitory family, having yellow roots resembling kernels of corn, finely dissected leaves, and clusters of drooping, heart shaped, cream colored flowers. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * ▪ plant (Dicentra … Universalium
squirrel-corn — kanadinis auskarėlis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Žvirbliarūtinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Dicentra canadensis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Dicentra canadensis angl. squirrel corn; turkey corn pranc.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
squirrel corn — squir·rel corn skwər( ə)l , chiefly Brit skwir əl n a poisonous No. American herb (Dicentra canadensis of the family Fumariaceae) from which bulbocapnine is obtained * * * turkey corn Dicentra canadensis … Medical dictionary
squirrel corn — noun Date: 1843 a North American herb (Dicentra canadensis) of the fumitory family with much divided leaves and a scapose raceme of cream colored flowers … New Collegiate Dictionary
Squirrel — Squir rel (skw[ e]r r[e^]l or skw[i^]r ; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [ e]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si oyros; skia shade + o yra tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squirrel cup — Squirrel Squir rel (skw[ e]r r[e^]l or skw[i^]r ; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [ e]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si oyros; skia shade + o yra tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squirrel fish — Squirrel Squir rel (skw[ e]r r[e^]l or skw[i^]r ; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [ e]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si oyros; skia shade + o yra tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squirrel grass — Squirrel Squir rel (skw[ e]r r[e^]l or skw[i^]r ; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [ e]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si oyros; skia shade + o yra tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
