OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 41429

spikenard

/ˈspaɪknɑː(ɹ)d/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
nardo
A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
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.
While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
espicanardo
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…
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