nard

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Of or pertaining to nard
A fragrant oil formerly much prized from the plant

there cam a woman with an alablaster boxe of oyntmenr, called narde, that was pure and costly, and she brake the boxe and powred it on his heed.

A flowering plant of the Valerian family that grows in the Himalayas of China, used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine said to fight insomnia, flatulence, birth difficulties, and other minor ailments
{n} an odoriferous shrub, a sweet ointment
An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery
{i} Asian plant from which a fragrant oil is extracted
An ointment prepared partly from this plant
The oil from the plant
A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia
an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
nard

    Turkish pronunciation

    närd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈnärd/ /ˈnɑːrd/

    Etymology

    [ 'närd ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Middle English narde, from Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos), ultimately from Sanskrit नरद (nárada, “Indian spikenard”).
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