squirrel corn
noun
: a North American herb (Dicentra canadensis) of the fumitory family with much-divided leaves and a scapose raceme of cream-colored flowers
Word History
First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
squirrel corn
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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