nard Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
    spikenard.

WordNet

Nard noun
Etymology
AS., fr. L. nardus, Gr. cf. Heb. nêrd, Per. nard, Scr. nalada.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery.
  2. An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See Spikenard.
  3. (Bot.) A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.

Webster 1913