spikenard

spikenard
[ˈspʌɪknɑːd]
noun
  1. [mass noun](historical)a costly perfumed ointment much valued in ancient times
    (史)芳香油膏
  2. the Himalayan plant of the valerian family that produces the rhizome from which this ointment was prepared
    甘松。 参见ploughman's spikenard
  3. Nardostachys grandiflora, family Valerianaceae
    拉丁名Nardostachys grandiflora,败酱科
语源
  1. Middle English: from medieval Latin spica nardi (see spike, nard), translating Greek nardostakhus
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