[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

nard \nard\ naumrd, n. as., fr. l. nardus, gr. na`rdos; cf.
   heb. n^erd, per. nard, scr. nalada.
   1. bot. an east indian plant nardostachys jatamansi of
      the valerian family, used from remote ages in oriental
      perfumery.
      1913 webster

   2. an ointment prepared partly from this plant. see
      spikenard.
      1913 webster

   3. bot. a kind of grass nardus stricta of little value,
      found in europe and asia.
      1913 webster
see also:
nardostachys jatamansi spikenard nardus stricta 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

nard
     n : an aromatic ointment used in antiquity syn: spikenard
see also:
spikenard 

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