barometz

== English == === Etymology === Possibly a corruption of Russian баране́ц (baranéc, “species of club moss (genus Lycopodium)”, from бара́н (barán, “ram (male sheep)”) +‎ -ец (-ec, diminutive suffix)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈbæɹəmɛts/ Hyphenation: ba‧ro‧metz === Noun === barometz (plural barometzes) (mythology) A purported zoophyte, half-animal and half-plant, said to grow in the form of a sheep. Synonyms: Scythian lamb, vegetable lamb, vegetable lamb of Tartary A golden chicken fern or woolly fern (Cibotium barometz), the rhizomes of which are covered in furry brown hair; the legend (sense 1) is supposed to have arisen because, when inverted, the rhizomes with stalks growing out of them resemble lambs. ==== Alternative forms ==== baromez borametz ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== watersheep === Notes === === References === === Further reading === Vegetable Lamb of Tartary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cibotium barometz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cibotium barometz on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === borametz