Barometz
Pronunciation : Bar"o*metz
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Russ. baranets' clubmoss.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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