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单词 nard
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nard  (närd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyan aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
  2. Drugsthe ointment.
  • Semitic; compare Hebrew nērd
  • Greek nárdos
  • Latin nardus
  • 1350–1400; Middle English narde
nar•dine  (närdin, -dīn),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nard /nɑːd/ n
  1. another name for spikenard,
  2. any of several plants, such as certain valerians, whose aromatic roots were formerly used in medicine
Etymology: 14th Century: via Latin from Greek nárdos, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit nalada Indian spikenard, perhaps via Semitic (Hebrew nēr'd, Arabic nārdīn)
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