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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -spikenard-, *spikenard*, spikenar
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Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
spikenard

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Spikenard

n.[ For spiked nard; cf. G. spieknarde, NL. spica nardi. See Spike an ear, and Nard. ] 1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the Aralia racemosa, often called spignet, and used as a medicine. The spikenard of the ancients is the Nardostachys Jatamansi, a native of the Himalayan region. From its blackish roots a perfume for the hair is still prepared in India. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fragrant essential oil, as that from the Nardostachys Jatamansi. [ 1913 Webster ]

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
spikenard

WordNet (3.0)
american spikenard(n) unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico, Syn. Aralia racemosa, life-of-man, petty morel
nard(n) an aromatic ointment used in antiquity, Syn. spikenard

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Spikenard

n.[ For spiked nard; cf. G. spieknarde, NL. spica nardi. See Spike an ear, and Nard. ] 1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the Aralia racemosa, often called spignet, and used as a medicine. The spikenard of the ancients is the Nardostachys Jatamansi, a native of the Himalayan region. From its blackish roots a perfume for the hair is still prepared in India. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fragrant essential oil, as that from the Nardostachys Jatamansi. [ 1913 Webster ]

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