1) Aromatic East Indian plant 2) Cream 3) Emollient 4) Nard 5) Ointment 6) Perfume ingredient
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1) Nard
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Spikenard; also called nard, nardin, and muskroot, is a historic class of an aromatic amber-colored essential oil derived from flowering plants, the identification of which is variable. The oil has, since ancient times, been used as a perfume, as a medicine and in religious contexts, across a wide territory from India to Europe. The identity of th...
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sweetly scented ointment
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• (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. • (n.) A fragrant essential oil, as that from the ...
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(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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(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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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. ... 2. A fragrant essential oil, as that from the...
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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 , often called
spignet , and used as a me...
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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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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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