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lawsonia |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lawsonia \Law*so"ni*a\, n. (Bot.) 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}. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Lawsonia, MD (CDP, FIPS 46100) Location: 37.95750 N, 75.84204 W Population (1990): 1326 (642 housing units) Area: 16.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)