Scimiter

Definition of Scimiter

Scim´i`ter

n.

1.

A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, - in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians.

2.

A long-handled billhook. See Billhook.

Scimiter pods
(Bot.) the immense curved woody pods of a leguminous woody climbing plant (Entada scandens) growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are made into boxes.

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