squirrel corn

noun

: a North American herb (Dicentra canadensis) of the poppy 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