Associations to the word «Spikenard»

Wiktionary

SPIKENARD, noun. A perfumed ointment.
SPIKENARD, noun. The plant, Nardostachys grandiflora, from which the ointment comes.
SPIKENARD, noun. Nard, Lavandula stoechas, another species used in antiquity to produce an aromatic oil.
SPIKENARD, noun. All plants of Aralia, a genus of Araliaceae family;
SPIKENARD, noun. False spikenard, or wild spikenard, plant species from the Smilacina genus
SPIKENARD, noun. Ploughman's-spikenard (Inula conyza).
SPIKENARD, noun. Wild spikenard (Asarum europaeum).

Dictionary definition

SPIKENARD, noun. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.

Wise words

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John Locke