NARD


Meaning of NARD in English

— nardine /nahr"din, -duyn/ , adj.

/nahrd/ , n.

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

2. the ointment.

[ 1350-1400; ME narde nardus nárdos nerd ]

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