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.
Scythian lamb. Bot. See Barometz.
Bar·o·metz n. 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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Scythian lamb
n : Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used
as a styptic [syn: Cibotium barometz]