nard

from The Century Dictionary.

• To anoint with nard.
• noun A plant: same as spikenard. See Nardostachys.
• noun An aromatic unguent prepared from this plant.
• noun Same as mat-grass, 2. See also Nardus.
• noun A European plant, Valeriana Celtica, formerly used in medicine; also, one of other species of valerian.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun (Bot.) An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery.
• noun An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See Spikenard.
• noun (Bot.) A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun A flowering plant of the Valerian family that grows in the Himalayas of China, used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine said to fight insomnia, flatulence, birth difficulties, and other minor ailments.
• noun A fragrant oil formerly much prized from the plant.
• noun American 1980s slang word for testicles, equivalent to balls or nuts. Example: The soccer ball hit me right in the nards!

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• noun an aromatic ointment used in antiquity