'Catgut' definitions:

Definition of 'catgut'

(from WordNet)
noun
Perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone [syn: catgut, goat's rue, wild sweet pea, Tephrosia virginiana]
noun
A strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery [syn: catgut, gut]

Definition of 'Catgut'

From: GCIDE
  • Catgut \Cat"gut`\, n. [Cat + gut.]
  • 1. A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices. [1913 Webster]