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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: spikenard
spikenard
n : an aromatic ointment used in antiquity [syn:
nard]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Spikenard
Spikenard
\Spike"nard\, n.[For spiked nard; cf. G. spieknarde,
NL. spica nardi. See
Spike an ear, and
Nard.]
1. (Bot.) 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A fragrant essential oil, as that from the
Nardostachys Jatamansi
.
[1913 Webster]
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