garget

gar·get

G0045000 (gär′gĭt)n. Mastitis of domestic animals, especially cattle.

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[Perhaps from Middle English, throat, from Old French gargate.]

garget

(ˈɡɑːɡɪt) n (Veterinary Science) archaic inflammation of the mammary gland of domestic animals, esp cattle[C16 (in the sense: throat): from Old French gargate, perhaps from Latin gurges gulf] ˈgargety adj

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garget - tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonousPhytolacca americana, pigeon berry, poke, scokepokeweed - perennial of the genus Phytolacca