spicknel Meaning, Definition & Usage

Spick"nel noun

Etymology

Contr. from spike nail a large, long nail; -- so called in allusion to the shape of its capillary leaves.

Definitions

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