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Lawsonia
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) An Asiatic and North African shrub (Lawsonia inermis), with smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is called Egyptian privet, and in the West Indies, Jamaica mignonette.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lawsonia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lawsonia.html. 1828.