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Rarespikenard
The correct spelling is spikenard.
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noun
Say it like: Spi-ken-ard
The correct spelling is spikenard. A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
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Definition
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)
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