Scimiter /(?)/

Scim·i·ter

Scimiter

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.

Phrases & Compounds
Scimiter pods
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.