An aromatic plant; spec. that from which the ointment nard was prepared, probably the Himalayan plant Nardostachys grandiflora (family Valerianaceae)…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > spikenard (5) nardOE An aromatic plant; spec. that from which the ointment nard was prepared, probably the Himalayan plant Nardostachys grandiflora (family Valerianaceae)… nardusOE = nard, n. 2. Now rare. spike?1529 Spikenard. Obsolete. rare. spikenard1548 The plant yielding this substance; now spec. the North Indian Nardostachys Jatamansi, a plant of the Valerian order. sumbul1791 Any of several plants with aromatic roots, spec. †(a) spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi (obsolete); (b) musk root, Ferula moschata (formerly F. sumbul… |
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