three sisters (English, noun)
expansion: three sisters pl (plural only)
Senses:
topics: agriculture
business
horticulture
lifestyle
glosses: The combination of maize (corn), pole beans (Phaseolus vulgaris or climbing beans, string beans, etc.), and squash (i.e. pumpkin), especially when planted together in intertwined plantings.
tags: Canada
US
plural
plural-only
qualifier: Iroquois mythology
glosses: The spirits or gods of corn, beans, and squash considered collectively.
tags: obsolete
plural
plural-only
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see three, sisters.
tags: plural
plural-only
Forms: