[ noun ] an aromatic ointment used in antiquity <noun.artifact>
Nard \Nard\ (n[aum]rd), n. [AS., fr. L. nardus, Gr. na`rdos; cf. Heb. n[^e]rd, Per. nard, Scr. nalada.] 1. (Bot.) An East Indian plant ({Nardostachys Jatamansi}) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery.
2. An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See {Spikenard}.
3. (Bot.) A kind of grass ({Nardus stricta}) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.