Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bearwort"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spicknel \Spick"nel\, n. [Contr. from spike nail a large, long
nail; -- so called in allusion to the shape of its capillary
leaves.] (Bot.)
An umbelliferous herb ({Meum Athamanticum}) having finely
divided leaves, common in Europe; -- called also {baldmoney},
{mew}, and {bearwort}. [Written also {spignel}.]
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