See Also: redweed(medicine)

miskal (iou) and redweed (medicine)


miskal (iou)



miskal noun. Also (earlier) mitigal. M16.
[(Portuguese matical, Spanish mitical from) Arab. mi&kdbelow;al, from a&kdbelow;ala weigh.]
An Arabian unit of weight equal to about 4 1 / 2 grams or 1 / 6 ounce.

redweed (medicine)


redweed
<botany> The red poppy (Papaver Rhoeas).

Source: Websters Dictionary