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spikenard en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈspɪknəɹd/ (obsolete)
  • /ˈspɪknæɹd/ (obsolete)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈspaɪknɑː(ɹ)d/
  • /ˈspɪknɑːɹd/ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English spikenard, spikenarde, from Anglo-Norman spicanarde, from Medieval Latin spīca nardī, from Latin spica (“spike”) + nardi (“nard”). Equivalent to spike + nard.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
    • The glories of Mary held his soul captive : spikenard and myrrh and frankincense, symbolising the preciousness of God's gifts to her soul, rich garments, symbolising her royal lineage, her emblems, the lateflowering plant and lateblossoming tree, symbolising the agelong gradual growth of her cultus among men. 1916, James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man:
    • While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Song of Solomon 1:12:
    • All subtle thought, all curious fears, ⁠Borne down by gladness so complete, ⁠She bows, she bathes the Saviour’s feet With costly spikenard and with tears. 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 51:
  2. (countable, uncountable) The plant Nardostachys jatamansi (syn. Nardostachys grandiflora).
    • A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Song of Solomon 4:12-14:
  3. (countable, uncountable) Lavandula stoechas, another species used in antiquity to produce an aromatic oil.
  4. (countable, uncountable) Any plant of the genus Aralia of the Araliaceae family.
  5. (countable, uncountable) False spikenard (Maianthemum racemosum, syn. Smilacina racemosa)
  6. (countable, uncountable) Ploughman's spikenard (Inula conyza, now Pentanema conyzae).
  7. (countable, uncountable) Wild spikenard (Asarum europaeum).

Forms

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spikenards Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Japanese spikenard · cretan spikenard · Arizona spikenard · ploughman's spikenard · Cretan spikenard · bastard spikenard · plowman's spikenard · wild spikenard · false spikenard · small spikenard · American spikenard

Synonyms

spignet

Translations (44)

got 𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (perfumed ointment) · fr nard (perfumed ointment) · ru ара́лия (plant of the genus Aralia) · bg нард (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · enm spikenard (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · grc νάρδος (perfumed ointment) · fi piennarhirvenjuuri (Inula conyza) · el νάρδος (perfumed ointment) · ko 나드 (perfumed ointment) · sv nardus (perfumed ointment) · ko 감송풀 (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · fi tertturotkokielo (Maianthemum racemosum) · fr nard (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · hi बालछड़ (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · fi nardus (perfumed ointment) · enm nard (perfumed ointment) · fi aralia (plant of the genus Aralia) · hi जटामासी (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · cmn 匙葉甘松 /匙叶甘松 (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · pt nardo (perfumed ointment) · fi tupsulaventeli (Lavandula stoechas) · fi taponlehti (Asarum europaeum) · ja カンショウ (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · ru нард (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · es nardo (perfumed ointment) · grc νάρδος (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · enm nard (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · pt nardo (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · sa नलद (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · sa नलद (perfumed ointment) · fi nardus (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · it spigonardo (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · cmn 甘松 (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · ja ナルド (perfumed ointment) · hi जटामासी (perfumed ointment) · el νάρδος (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · hi बालछड़ (perfumed ointment) · ca espicanard (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · bo སྤང་སྤོས (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · ru нард (perfumed ointment) · it nardo (perfumed ointment) · ca nard (perfumed ointment) · es espicanardo (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi) · ko 감송 (The plant Nardostachys jatamansi)