spike|nard

spike|nard
spike|nard «SPYK nuhrd, -nahrd», noun.
1. a sweet-smelling ointment used by the ancients.
2. the fragrant East Indian plant from which it was probably obtained; nard. It belongs to the same family as the valerian.
3. a tall American herb of the ginseng family, having greenish flowers and a fragrant root.
╂[< Medieval Latin spica nardi ear of nard < Latin spīca spica, and nardus nard]

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  • nard — com·mu·nard; epi·nard; gon·nard·ite; gur·nard; le·nard; pi·nard; re·nard·ite; rey·nard; spike·nard; the·nard·ite; win·nard; ber·nard·ine; ca·nard; nard; …   English syllables

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  • spikenard — spike•nard [[t]ˈspaɪk nərd, nɑrd[/t]] n. 1) pln an aromatic Indian plant, Nardostachys jatamansi, of the valerian family 2) an aromatic substance used by the ancients, supposed to be obtained from this plant 3) pln any of various other plants,… …   From formal English to slang

  • spikenard — spike·nard spīk .närd n 1 a) a fragrant ointment of the ancients b) a Himalayan aromatic plant (Nardostachys jatamansi) from which spikenard is believed to have been derived 2) an American herb of the genus Aralia (A. racemosa) whose dried… …   Medical dictionary

  • Aralia racemosa — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nardostachys Jatamansi — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nardostachys Jatamansi — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spignet — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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