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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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