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nard n.

Plant Biologyan aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
Drugsthe ointment.

Semitic; compare Hebrew nērd
Greek nárdos
Latin nardus
1350–1400; Middle English narde

nar•dine adj.

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nard /nɑːd/ n

another name for spikenard, spikenard
any of several plants, such as certain valerians, whose aromatic roots were formerly used in medicine

Etymology: 14th Century: via Latin from Greek nárdos, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit nalada Indian spikenard, perhaps via Semitic (Hebrew nēr'd, Arabic nārdīn)

'nard' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

gurnard - spikenard - Barnard's star - false Solomon's-seal - flying gurnard - Lenard tube - ointment

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