spikenard
noun
- 1
A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
- 2
The plant Nardostachys jatamansi (syn. Nardostachys grandiflora).
- 3
Lavandula stoechas, another species used in antiquity to produce an aromatic oil.
- 4
Any plant of the genus Aralia of the Araliaceae family.
- 5
False spikenard (Maianthemum racemosum, syn. Smilacina racemosa)
- 6
Ploughman's spikenard (Inula conyza, now Pentanema conyzae).
- 7
Wild spikenard (Asarum europaeum).
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