Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
spicknel .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) Same as
spickenel .
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- noun Meum athamanticum, an
ornamental plant in theApiaceae family .
Etymologies
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From spike nail, a large, long nail; so called in allusion to the shape of its capillary leaves.
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reesetee commented on the word spignel
See also spicknel. Also called baldmoney, mew, and bearwort.
October 16, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word spignel
I probably found this when looking up confectio Damocritis. Are these all plants? All medicinal? Are they all the same plant, mayhap?
October 16, 2008
reesetee commented on the word spignel
They are the same plant, at least according to the references I checked. And I got it from your confectio Damocritis entry in the first place. :-)
October 16, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word spignel
No problem--I was just asking so I could tag it!
October 16, 2008
reesetee commented on the word spignel
Yes! Thanks. I keep forgetting to do that.
October 16, 2008