Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lawsonia"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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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