| NOUN | plant | catgut, goat's rue, wild sweet pea, Tephrosia virginiana | perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and |
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| artifact | catgut, gut | a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery |
| Meaning | perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone. | |
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| Synonyms | goat's rue, wild sweet pea, Tephrosia virginiana | |
| Broader | hoary pea | A plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods |
| Meaning | A strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery. | |
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| Synonym | gut | |
| Broader | cord | A line made of twisted fibers or threads |
| Substance of | suture | thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together |
| Spanish | catgut, cuerda de tripa, tripa | |
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