NARD


Meaning of NARD in English

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

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