squirrel corn

noun

Definition of SQUIRREL CORN

: a North American herb (Dicentra canadensis) of the fumitory family with much-divided leaves and a scapose raceme of cream-colored flowers

1843

Medical Dictionary

noun squir·rel corn \ˈskwər(-ə)l-, chiefly British ˈskwir-əl-\

: a poisonous North American herb (Dicentra canadensis of the family Fumariaceae) from which bulbocapnine is obtained

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