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   Spignet (?), n. [Corrupted fr. spikenard.] (Bot.) An aromatic plant of America. See Spikenard.
   
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   Spikenard (?), n.[For spiked nard; cf. G. spieknarde, NL. spica nardi. See Spike an ear, and Nard.]
   1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the Aralia racemosa, often called spignet, and used as a medicine. The spikenard of the ancients is the Nardostachys Jatamansi, a native of the Himalayan region.  From its blackish roots a perfume for the hair is still prepared in India.
   
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   2. A fragrant essential oil, as that from the Nardostachys Jatamansi.
   
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