Ononis spinosa

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}]

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

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