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Meaning of spikenel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈspɪknəl/

Definitions

Rare spelling of spignel.

alt-of, no-plural, rare

Examples

“MEW, the Herb call'd alſo Spikenel and wild Dill.”
“A mixture of many articles is given by the natives, and known as "Treak Farook", or "Theriaca Andromachi". […] Poly mountain, ground pine, storax in tear, spikenel, amomum, valerian, Celtic spikenard, sealed earth, Indian leaf, gentian, aniseed, balsam, gum arabic, cardamoms, flowers St. John's wort.”
“You pluck a goose while it yet lives, then you butter and lard it well. A duck will do, but there's more meat on a goose. You set it within a ring of fires, supplied with a bowl of water with salt and spikenel in it.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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