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nard |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nard \Nard\, n. [AS., fr L. nardus Gr ??????; cf Heb. n[^e]rd, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nard n : an aromatic ointment used in antiquity [syn: {spikenard}]
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