Spignel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈspɪɡnəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spignel is a noun meaning Preceded by a descriptive word: a plant resembling Meum athamanticum.
Meaning
Preceded by a descriptive word: a plant resembling Meum athamanticum.
More Meanings
- Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family found in mountain areas in Central and Western Europe, with roots and feathery leaves used as food and for medicinal purposes.
- (obsolete) The dried, powdered root of Meum athamanticum used as a cooking spice or a medicine.
Example Sentences
MEUM, […] Spignel.
MEW, the Herb call'd alſo Spikenel and wild Dill.
The Root ſpreadeth divers long Strings, blackiſh without, like the Meum, or Spicknel, and abideth many Years.
Meu or Spicknell is not found in Italy, unleſſe it be in ſome Phyſicians garden, and thoſe are very few that ſow or ſet it.
Word Forms
- spignels
- spicknel
- spikenel
- spiknel
Synonyms for spignel
Depending on context, synonyms include baldmoney, bearwort, meon, meu, meum.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spiknel, spicknel, spikenel, meum, spignet, baldmoney.
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