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spikenard

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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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noun

  1. 1.A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
  2. 2.The plant Nardostachys jatamansi (syn. Nardostachys grandiflora).
  3. 3.Lavandula stoechas, another species used in antiquity to produce an aromatic oil.
  4. 4.Any plant of the genus Aralia of the Araliaceae family.
  5. 5.False spikenard (Maianthemum racemosum, syn. Smilacina racemosa)

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