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Noun Plural: skirrets
skirret - an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root
		Sium sisarum
		bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath

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skirret (Noun)
An umbelliferous plant Sium or Pimpinella sisarum, cultivated for its sweet edible tuberous roots.

skirret (n.)
An umbelliferous plant (Sium, / Pimpinella, Sisarum). It is a native of Asia, but has been long cultivated in Europe for its edible clustered tuberous roots, which are very sweet.