spikenard

English

noun
Definitions
  • A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
  • The plant (syn. ).
  • another species used in antiquity to produce an aromatic oil.
  • Any plant of the genus Aralia of the Araliaceae family.
  • (, syn. )
  • ploughman's Ploughman's spikenard (, now ).
  • (Asarum europaeum).

Etymology

Derived from spicanarde derived from spīca nardī compound from Latin spica (ear, spike, ear of grain, a spike, a spike ear) + Latin nardi (nard)compound from English spike + English nard.

Origin

English

nard

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