Spikenard

[spaiknɑ:d]

解释:

(n.) 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.

(n.) A fragrant essential oil, as that from the Nardostachys Jatamansi.

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解释:

n. an aromatic oil or balsam yielded by an Indian plant the Nardus closely allied to valerian: the plant itself.

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