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ploughman's spikenard

ploughman's spikenard noun: the plant Inula conyzae, (now Pentanema conyzae).

ploughman's spikenard: the plant Inula conyzae, (now Pentanema conyzae)
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Noun

ploughman's spikenard (uncountable)

  1. The plant Inula conyzae, (now Pentanema conyzae).

Forms of ploughman's spikenard

alternative formploughman's-spikenard

Questions about ploughman's spikenard

What does ploughman's spikenard mean?
Ploughman's spikenard means the plant Inula conyzae, (now Pentanema conyzae).
What part of speech is ploughman's spikenard?
Ploughman's spikenard is a noun.

Words near ploughman's spikenard in the dictionary

  1. ploughman's
  2. ploughman's lunch
  3. ploughman's lunches
  4. ploughman's sandwich
  5. ploughman's sandwiches
  6. ploughman's spikenard
  7. ploughman's-spikenard
  8. ploughmanship
  9. ploughmark
  10. ploughmarks
  11. ploughmen

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