'Scythian lamb' definitions:

Definition of 'Scythian lamb'

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noun
Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic [syn: Scythian lamb, Cibotium barometz]

Definition of 'Scythian lamb'

From: GCIDE
  • Barometz \Bar"o*metz\, n. [Cf. Russ. baranets' clubmoss.] (Bot.) The woolly-skinned rhizoma or rootstock of a fern ({Dicksonia barometz}), which, when specially prepared and inverted, somewhat resembles a lamb; -- called also Scythian lamb. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Scythian lamb'

From: GCIDE
  • Scythian \Scyth"i*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Scythia (a name given to the northern part of Asia, and Europe adjoining to Asia), or its language or inhabitants. [1913 Webster]
  • Scythian lamb. (Bot.) See Barometz. [1913 Webster]