CATGUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does catgut mean? 

• CATGUT (noun)
  The noun CATGUT has 2 senses:

1. perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone

2. a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

  Familiarity information: CATGUT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATGUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

catgut; goat's rue; Tephrosia virginiana; wild sweet pea

Hypernyms ("catgut" is a kind of...):

hoary pea (a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

catgut; gut

Hypernyms ("catgut" is a kind of...):

cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)

Holonyms ("catgut" is a substance of...):

suture (thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together)