English noun: catgut | |||
1. | catgut (plant) perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone | ||
Synonyms | goat's rue, Tephrosia virginiana, wild sweet pea | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hoary pea | ||
2. | catgut (artifact) a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery | ||
Synonyms | gut | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cord | ||
Substance meronym | suture | ||