I. ˈnärd, ˈnȧd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English narde, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin nardus, from Greek nardos, from a Semitic word (akin to Hebrew nērd nard) probably derived from Sanskrit nalada Indian spikenard
1.
a. : spikenard 1b
b. : matgrass 1b
2. : an ointment made partly from nard : spikenard 1a
3. : the rhizomes of any of several pharmaceutically useful plants of the genus Valeriana (as V. celtica, V. tuberosa ) or of the related plant ( Nardostachys jatamansi )
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to anoint with nard