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1. (n.) nard
an aromatic Himalayan plant, Nardostachysjatamansi, of the valerian family, believed to be the spikenard, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME narde < L nardus < Gk nárdos < Semitic; cf. Heb nērd)
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1. (noun) nard, spikenard
an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
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1. (noun) nard
an East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery
2. (noun) nard
an ointment prepared partly from this plant. See Spikenard
3. (noun) nard
a kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia
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