vegetable lamb

vegetable lamb
A legendary plant believed to grow sheep from its branches.

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  • vegetable lamb — noun 1. : scythian lamb 1 2. : the cotton plant * * * vegetable lamb, = tartarian lamb. (Cf. ↑tartarian lamb) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Vegetable Lamb of Tartary — The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary (Latin: Agnus scythicus or Planta Tartarica Barometz ) is a semi legendary plant of central Asia, believed to growFact|date=October 2008 sheep as its fruit. The sheep were connected to the plant by an umbilical and… …   Wikipedia

  • Lamb's-quarters — Lamb s quar ters, n. (Bot.) A name given to several common weedy European plants of the Goosefoot family, introduced into N. America, and sometimes used as pot herbs, as {Chenopodium album} and {Atriplex patulsa}. Note: It is sometimes collected… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lamb's-quarter — noun leaves collected from the wild • Syn: ↑pigweed, ↑wild spinach • Hypernyms: ↑greens, ↑green, ↑leafy vegetable • Part Holonyms: ↑lamb s quarters, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Roast lamb with laver sauce — is a recipe associated with Wales and Welsh cuisine.Lamb and mutton dishes are widespread and common in all the old counties of Wales and have long been traditional, with all regions having their own variations and contribution, let alone the… …   Wikipedia

  • leafy vegetable — noun any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables • Syn: ↑greens, ↑green • Hypernyms: ↑vegetable, ↑veggie, ↑veg • Hyponyms: ↑chop suey gre …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scythian lamb — noun Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic • Syn: ↑Cibotium barometz • Hypernyms: ↑tree fern • Member Holonyms: ↑Cibotium, ↑genus Cibotium * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scythian lamb — a fern, Cibotium barometz, of southeastern Asia, having stalks covered with shaggy, brownish hair and large, feathery leaves, formerly believed to be a source of vegetable wool. [1650 60] * * * …   Universalium

  • Cibotium barometz — The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary from Svenska Familj Journalen, 1879 Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • Cotton — For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). Cotton Hi …   Wikipedia

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