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noun
A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The plant Nardostachys jatamansi (syn. Nardostachys grandiflora).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Lavandula stoechas, another species used in antiquity to produce an aromatic oil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Any plant of the genus Aralia of the Araliaceae family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: spignet
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noun
False spikenard (Maianthemum racemosum, syn. Smilacina racemosa)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Ploughman's spikenard (Inula conyza, now Pentanema conyzae).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Wild spikenard (Asarum europaeum).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cream, ointment, emollient
History
From Middle English spikenard, spikenarde, from Anglo-Norman spicanarde, from Medieval Latin spīca nardī, from Latin spica (“spike”) + nardi (“nard”). Equivalent to spike + nard.
Across languages
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