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spikenard
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SPIKENARD
n.spik'nard. [L. spica nardi.] 1. A plant of the genus Nardus.
2. The oil of balsam procured from the spikenard.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SPIKENARD
Spike "nard, n.Etym: [For spiked nard; cf. G. spieknarde, NL. spica nardi. See Spike an ear, and Nard. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the Aralia racemosa, often called spignet, and used as a medicine. The spikenard of the ancients is the Nardostachys Jatamansi, a native of the Himalayan region. From its blackish roots a perfume for the hair is still prepared in India.
2. A fragrant essential oil, as that from the Nardostachys Jatamansi.
New American Oxford Dictionary
spikenard
spike nard |ˈspīkˌnärd ˈspaɪknɑrd | ▶noun 1 historical a costly perfumed ointment much valued in ancient times. 2 the Himalayan plant of the valerian family that produces the rhizome from which this ointment was prepared. [Nardostachys grandiflora, family Valerianaceae. ] • a plant resembling spikenard in fragrance. ORIGIN Middle English: from medieval Latin spica nardi (see spike 2, nard ), translating Greek nardostakhus.
Oxford Dictionary
spikenard
spikenard |ˈspʌɪknɑːd | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] historical a costly perfumed ointment much valued in ancient times. 2 the Himalayan plant of the valerian family that produces the rhizome from which spikenard was prepared. See also ploughman's spikenard. ●Nardostachys grandiflora, family Valerianaceae. ORIGIN Middle English: from medieval Latin spica nardi (see spike 2, nard ), translating Greek nardostakhus.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
spikenard
spike nard /spáɪknɑ̀ː r d /名詞 U C 〘植 〙カンショウ (甘松 ).
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