Found 2 items, similar to Scythian lamb.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Scythian lamb Scythian lamb n : Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic [syn: Cibotium barometz]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Scythian lamb Scythian \Scyth"i*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Scythia (a name given to the northern part of Asia, and Europe adjoining to Asia), or its language or inhabitants. [1913 Webster] Scythian lamb. (Bot.) See Barometz. [1913 Webster] Barometz \Bar"o*metz\, n. [Cf. Russ. baranets' clubmoss.] (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster]