| 释义 |
nard
I. \ˈnärd, ˈnȧd\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English narde, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin nardus, from Greek nardos, from a Semitic word (akin to Hebrew nērd nard) probably derived from Sanskrit nalada Indian spikenard
1.
a. : spikenard 1b
b. : matgrass 1b
2. : an ointment made partly from nard : spikenard 1a
3. : the rhizomes of any of several pharmaceutically useful plants of the genus Valeriana (as V. celtica, V. tuberosa) or of the related plant (Nardostachys jatamansi)
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to anoint with nard |