spike·nard
n 1 a : a fragrant ointment of the ancients b : an East Indian aromatic plant (Nardostachys jatamansi) from which spikenard is believed to have been derived 2 : an American herb of the genus Aralia (A. racemosa) whose dried rhizomes and roots have been used as a diaphoretic and aromatic .
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