noun
- Perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone.
- synonyms: goat's rue, wild sweet pea, Tephrosia virginiana
- A strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery.
- synonyms: gut
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