Look up: spikenard

1. Spikenard
   Spike'nard noun [ For spiked nard ; confer German spieknarde , New Latin spica nardi . See Spike an ear, and Nard .] 1. (Botany) An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the Aralia racemosa...
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2. spikenard
   1. <botany> 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....
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3. Spikenard
   • (n.) 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. &bull...
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4. spikenard
   (from the article `Dipsacales`) ...is a perennial herb prized for its spicy, fragrant flowers; it is native in Europe and western Asia. Its dried rhizome yields valerian, a natural ...
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5. spikenard
   (Aralia racemosa), North American member of the ginseng family (Araliaceae) of the order Cornales, characterized by large spicy-smelling roots. It ...
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6. spikenard
   spikenard (spīk'närd) , name for several plants. The biblical spikenard, or nard, was a costly aromatic ointment, preserved in alabaster boxes, whose chief ingredient is believed to have been derived from Nardostachys grandiflora (or N. jatamansi), a plant of the family Valerianaceae ...
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7. Spikenard
   Spikenard or nard (Nardostachys jatamansi) is a perennial herb of the natural order Valerianaceae, native to the Himalayas. It has a short, thick, very fragrant, spindle-shaped rootstock. The leaves are lance-shaped or spoon-shaped and tufted. The flowers are small, rosy-purple in colour and gathered into dense heads.
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8. spikenard
   Either of two plants: a Himalayan plant belonging to the valerian family whose underground stems produce a perfume used in Eastern aromatic oils; or a North American plant of the ginseng family, with fragrant roots. (Himalayan Nardostachys jatamansi, family Valerianaceae; North American Aralia racemosa
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9. Spikenard
   `Spikenard` (Nardostachys grandiflora or Nardostachys jatamansi; also called `nard`, `nardin`, and `muskroot` ) is a flowering plant of the Valerian family that grows in the Himalayas of China, also found growing in the northern region of India and Nepal. The plant grows to about 1 m i...
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