SPIKENARD


Meaning of SPIKENARD in English

n. 1 Bot. an Indian plant, Nardostachys grandiflora. 2 hist. a costly perfumed ointment made from this.

[ ME ult. f. med.L spica nardi (as SPIKE(2), NARD) after Gk nardostakhus ]

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