bearwort

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bearwort - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Spicknel \Spick"nel\, n. [Contr. from spike nail a large, long
     nail; -- so called in allusion to the shape of its capillary
     leaves.] (Bot.)
     An umbelliferous herb (Meum Athamanticum) having finely
     divided leaves, common in Europe; -- called also baldmoney,
     mew, and bearwort. [Written also spignel.]
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