Lawsonia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.


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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)