spikenard
Meanings
Plural: spikenards
Noun
- an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
- A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
- The plant Nardostachys jatamansi (syn. Nardostachys grandiflora).
- Lavandula stoechas, another species used in antiquity to produce an aromatic oil.
- Any plant of the genus Aralia of the Araliaceae family.
- False spikenard (Maianthemum racemosum, syn. Smilacina racemosa)
- Ploughman's spikenard (Inula conyza, now Pentanema conyzae).
- Wild spikenard (Asarum europaeum).
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English spikenard, spikenarde, from Anglo-Norman spicanarde, from Medieval Latin spīca nardī, from Latin spica (“spike”) + nardi (“nard”). Equivalent to spike + nard.
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