plowman's spikenard

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plowman's spikenard - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Plowman \Plow"man\, Ploughman \Plough"man\, n.; pl. -men.
     1. One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a
        husbandman. --Chaucer. Macaulay.
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     2. A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer.
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     Plowman's spikenard (Bot.), a European composite weed
        (Conyza squarrosa), having fragrant roots. --Dr. Prior.
        [1913 Webster] Plowpoint