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Nard   Listen
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Nard  n.  
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.





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"Nard" Quotes from Famous Books



... to soar above the clouds, to bathe in the Elysian dew of the rainbow, and to inhale the balmy smells of nard and cassia, which the musky winds of the zephyr scatter through the cedared ...
— Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII • John Lord
... white poplar and the pine In glorious arching shade combine And the brook singing goes, Bid them bring store of nard and wine ...
— John Smith, U.S.A. • Eugene Field


Words linked to "Nard" :   ointment, cream, emollient, spikenard


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