SPICKNEL

Noun

spicknel (uncountable)

Alternative form of spignel

Anagrams

• splenick

Source: Wiktionary


Spick"nel, n. Etym: [Contr. from spike nail a large, long nail; -- so called in allusion to the shape of its capillary leaves.] (Bot.)

Definition: An umbelliferous herb (Meum Athamanticum) having finely divided leaves, common in Europe; -- called also baldmoney, mew, and bearwort. [Written also spignel.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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