'Spignet' definitions:
Definition of 'Spignet'
From: GCIDE
- Spignet \Spig"net\, n. [Corrupted fr. spikenard.] (Bot.) An aromatic plant of America. See Spikenard. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'spignet'
From: GCIDE
- Spikenard \Spike"nard\, 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A fragrant essential oil, as that from the {Nardostachys Jatamansi}. [1913 Webster]