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Japanese spikenard

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An upright herbaceous perennial plant, Aralia cordata, growing up to 2 to 3 metres in height and native to Japan, Korea, and eastern China.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 九眼獨活 /九眼独活 (jiǔ yǎn dúhuó) — Aralia cordata
  • Chinese Mandarin: 食用土當歸 /食用土当归 (shíyòng tǔdāngguī) — Aralia cordata
  • Finnish: hertta-aralia — Aralia cordata
  • Japanese: 独活 — Aralia cordata
  • Korean: 독활 (dokhwal) — Aralia cordata