nard

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.3 Adjective 1.4 References 1.5 Anagrams

[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

nard (uncountable)

1. 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.
2. The oil from the plant.

[edit] Derived terms

• spikenard

[edit] Adjective

nard (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to nard.

[edit] References

• nard, in Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, 1987.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: adnr
• darn
• rand, Rand, RAND
• rDNA