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gar·get

 (gär′gĭt)
n.
Mastitis of domestic animals, especially cattle.
[Perhaps from Middle English, throat, from Old French gargate.]
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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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Noun1.garget - tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemesgarget - 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 poisonous
Phytolacca americana, pigeon berry, poke, scoke
pokeweed - perennial of the genus Phytolacca
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