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SPIGNEL
Etymology
Noun
spignel (uncountable)
Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
Synonyms
• (Meum athamanticum): baldmoney, maldmoney; meon, meu, meum; bearwort, bear-wort, bear's wort
Anagrams
• Eplings, Pingels, leg spin, pingles
Source: Wiktionary
Spig"nel, n. (Bot.)
Definition: Same as Spickenel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
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