strig

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/ˈstɹɪɡ/

noun

A pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.

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Meanings

nounstrig (plural strigs)

plural strigs

  1. biologyA pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.
  2. The tang of a sword-blade.
  3. UKdialectalThe string of a button.
verbstrig (third-person singular simple present strigs, present participle strigging, simple past and past participle strigged)

present singular third person strigs · participle present strigging · participle past strigged · past strigged

  1. To strip the pedical from a plant.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pedicel

Origin

Origin obscure.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with strig

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

strig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strig

MLA

“strig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strig. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strig,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strig.

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