单词 | celtic nard |
释义 | > as lemmasCeltic nard Celtic nard n. now historical an aromatic plant with pinkish-white flowers, Valeriana celtica (family Valerianaceae (or Caprifoliaceae)), native to parts of the Alps; (also) the root of this plant, used in perfumery and (formerly) in medicine; cf. nard Celtic n. at nard n. 3. [Compare earlier nard Celtic n. at nard n. 3 and the foreign-language forms cited at that entry; compare also the discussion in the main etymology.] ΚΠ 1649 N. Culpeper Physicall Directory 13 Celtick nard, according to Rondeletius wonderfully provokes urine. 1799 tr. Laboratory (ed. 6) I. xiv. 432 The following drugs, viz. liquorish, and celtic-nard. 1865 G. C. M. Birdwood Catal. Veg. Productions Bombay (ed. 2) 47 Celtic Nard is exported largely from Austria to Turkey and Egypt for scenting baths. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 668/1 Celtic nard, obtained from the Ligurian Alps and Istria, consisted of the roots of plants also belonging to the valerian order. 2000 A. Dalby Dangerous Tastes 87 Medical writers tell us..of ‘Celtic nard’ which was the Alpine plant Valeriana celtica, and others too. < as lemmas |
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