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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. See spicknel.

Wiktionary

  1. n. Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Bot.) Same as spickenel.

Etymologies

  1. From spike nail, a large, long nail; so called in allusion to the shape of its capillary leaves. (Wiktionary)

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  • reesetee Yes! Thanks. I keep forgetting to do that. Oct 16, 2008

  • chained_bear No problem--I was just asking so I could tag it! Oct 16, 2008

  • reesetee 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. :-) Oct 16, 2008

  • chained_bear I probably found this when looking up confectio Damocritis. Are these all plants? All medicinal? Are they all the same plant, mayhap? Oct 16, 2008

  • reesetee See also spicknel. Also called baldmoney, mew, and bearwort. Oct 15, 2008

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