Pronunciation: (gōts'rOO"), [key]
1. Also called catgut. a hairy American plant, Tephrosia virginiana, of the legume family, having yellow and pink flowers.
2. a European plant, Galega officinalis, of the legume family, formerly used in medicine.
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