Spikenard vs. Nard

Spikenardnoun

A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.

Spikenardnoun

The plant Nardostachys jatamansi (syn. Nardostachys grandiflora).

Spikenardnoun

Lavandula stoechas, another species used in antiquity to produce an aromatic oil.

Spikenardnoun

Any plant of the genus Aralia of the Araliaceae family.

Spikenardnoun

(Maianthemum racemosum, syn. Smilacina racemosa)

Spikenardnoun

Ploughman's spikenard (Inula conyza, now Pentanema conyzae).

Spikenardnoun

(Asarum europaeum).

Spikenardnoun

An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the Aralia racemosa, often called spignet, and used as a medicine. The spikenard of the ancients is the Nardostachys Jatamansi, a native of the Himalayan region. From its blackish roots a perfume for the hair is still prepared in India.

Spikenardnoun

A fragrant essential oil, as that from the Nardostachys Jatamansi.

Spikenardnoun

an aromatic ointment used in antiquity

Spikenard

Spikenard, also called nard, nardin, and muskroot, is a class of aromatic amber-colored essential oil derived from Nardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family which grows in the Himalayas of Nepal, China, and India. The oil has been used over centuries as a perfume, a traditional medicine, or in religious ceremonies across a wide territory from India to Europe.

Nardnoun

Nardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant of the valerian family that grows in the Himalayas, used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine.

Nardnoun

A fragrant oil from the plant, formerly much prized.

Nardnoun

(Aralia racemosa), a North American perennial herb with an aromatic root.

Nardnoun

Testicles.

Nardnoun

An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery.

Nardnoun

An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See Spikenard.

Nardnoun

A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.

Nardnoun

an aromatic ointment used in antiquity