Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Spicknel \Spick"nel\, n. [Contr. from spike nail a large, long
   nail; -- so called in allusion to the shape of its capillary
   leaves.] (Bot.)
   An umbelliferous herb ({Meum Athamanticum}) having finely
   divided leaves, common in Europe; -- called also {baldmoney},
   {mew}, and {bearwort}. [Written also {spignel}.]