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noun
1.
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
2.
the ointment.
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| —n | |
| 1. | spikenard another name for spikenard |
| 2. | any of several plants, such as certain valerians, whose aromatic roots were formerly used in medicine |
| [C14: via Latin from Greek nárdos, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit nalada Indian spikenard, perhaps via Semitic (Hebrew nēr'd, Arabic nārdīn)] | |
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