jamaica mignonette

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jamaica mignonette - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lawsonia \Law*so"ni*a\, n. (Bot.)
     An Asiatic and North African shrub (Lawsonia inermis), with
     smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is
     prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is
     called Egyptian privet, and in the West Indies, Jamaica mignonette
     .
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