SPIKENARD


Meaning of SPIKENARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspaɪknɑ:d ]

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]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.