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Webster 1913 Edition
Nard
Nard
(närd)
, Noun.
[AS., fr. L.
nardus
, Gr. νάρδος
; cf. Heb. nêrd
, Per. nard
, Scr. nalada
.] 1.
(Bot.)
An East Indian plant (
Nardostachys Jatamansi
) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery. 2.
An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See
Spikenard
. 3.
(Bot.)
A kind of grass (
Nardus stricta
) of little value, found in Europe and Asia. Webster 1828 Edition
Nard
NARD
, n.1.
A plant usually called spikenard, spica nardi; highly valued by the ancients, both as an article of luxury and of medicine. It is an odorous or aromatic plant.2.
An unguent prepared from the plant.