Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun catgut

2 senses of catgut

Sense 1
catgut, goat's rue, wild sweet pea, Tephrosia virginiana -- (perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone)
       => hoary pea -- (a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods)

Sense 2
catgut, gut -- (a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery)
       => cord -- (a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord")