nard
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From English narde, from Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos), borrowed from a Semitic language, where it was borrowed from Sanskrit नरद (nárada), “‘Indian spikenard’”).
[edit] Noun
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nard (uncountable)
- 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.
- The oil from the plant.
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nard (not comparable)
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- Of or pertaining to nard.
[edit] References
- nard, in Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, 1987.