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for Ononis spinosa
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Onocerin \On`o*ce"rin\, n. [NL. Ononis, the generic name of the
plant + L. cera wax.] (Chem.)
A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of
the leguminous plant Ononis spinosa.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Cammock \Cam"mock\, n. [AS. cammoc.] (Bot.)
A plant having long hard, crooked roots, the Ononis
spinosa; -- called also rest-harrow. The Scandix
Pecten-Veneris is also called cammock.
[1913 Webster] Camomile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
Ononis spinosa
n 1: Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple
flowers and spiny stems and tough roots [syn: restharrow,
rest-harrow, Ononis spinosa]
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