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ploughman's spikenard

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noun

  1. Also called: fleawort.  a European plant, Inula conyza, with tubular yellowish flower heads surrounded by purple bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)

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I do not know why Inula conyza is called ploughman’s spikenard, but it is a picturesque name.

From Springtime and Other Essays by Darwin, Francis, Sir

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