SPIKENARD


Meaning of SPIKENARD in English

n.1 Bot. an Indian plant, Nardostachys grandiflora.

2 hist. a costly perfumed ointment made from this.

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.