Meanings
nounskirret (countable and uncountable, plural skirrets)
plural skirrets · alternative skirrett
- countableuncountableAn umbelliferous plant (Sium sisarum), cultivated for its sweet edible tuberous roots.
Nicolas Venette, French physician, refers to skirret, a plant that has esculent tubers, for its high aphrodisiac potential.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 224 - countableuncountableFreemasonryA straight-line marking tool consisting of a line of thread wrapped around a holder.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root
Similar
Sium sisarum
Broader
marsh plantbog plantswamp plant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Dutchsuikerwortel
- Englishskirret
From Dutch suikerwortel (literally “sugar-root”).
More words from Dutch
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Bulgarian ручейниче
- ручейниче (ručejniče)umbelliferous plant
Catalan escaravia
- escaraviaumbelliferous plant
Estonian magus jõgiputk
- magus jõgiputkumbelliferous plant
French chervis
- chervisumbelliferous plant
German Zuckerwurzel, Süßwurzel
- Zuckerwurzelumbelliferous plant
- Süßwurzelumbelliferous plant
Hungarian keleti békakorsó
- keleti békakorsóumbelliferous plant
Italian sisaro
- sisaroumbelliferous plant
Latin siser
- siserumbelliferous plant
Polish marek kucmerka, marek
- marek kucmerkaumbelliferous plant
- marekumbelliferous plant
- kucmerkaumbelliferous plant
Swedish sockerrot
- sockerrotumbelliferous plant
Ukrainian вех солодкокореневий
- вех солодкокореневий (vex solodkokorenevyj)umbelliferous plant
Welsh moronen felen, moron melyn
- moronen felenumbelliferous plant
- moron melynumbelliferous plant
- moronen Ffrengigumbelliferous plant
- moron Ffrengigumbelliferous plant
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Cite this entry
APA
skirret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skirret
MLA
“skirret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skirret. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skirret,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skirret.
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