# skirret

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An umbelliferous plant (Sium sisarum), cultivated for its sweet edible tuberous roots.
2. A straight-line marking tool consisting of a line of thread wrapped around a holder.

## Etymology
From Dutch suikerwortel (literally “sugar-root”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skirret