nard
[ nahrd ]
/ nɑrd /
noun
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
the ointment.
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Origin of nard
1350–1400; Middle English narde<Latin nardus<Greek nárdos<Semitic; compare Hebrew nērd
OTHER WORDS FROM nard
nar·dine [nahr-din, -dahyn], /ˈnɑr dɪn, -daɪn/, adjectiveWords nearby nard
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British Dictionary definitions for nard
nard
/ (nɑːd) /
noun
another name for spikenard (def. 1), spikenard (def. 2)
any of several plants, such as certain valerians, whose aromatic roots were formerly used in medicine
Word Origin for nard
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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