scythian lamb

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Scythian lamb
    n 1: Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used
         as a styptic [syn: {Scythian lamb}, {Cibotium barometz}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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   {Scythian lamb}. (Bot.) See {Barometz}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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}.
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