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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Squinant, n. [e.m.E. squinant (a1548), obs. F. squinant, med. L. squinantus.] A plant, schoenanth, camel's-hay. —Urquhart Rabelais iii xxxii 275.
There is neither squinant, ginger nor grains in it
