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nardus

nardus noun: the ointment nard.

Noun

nardus (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The ointment nard.
    • Then toke Mary a pounde off oyntment called nardus, perfecte and precious, and anoynted Jesus fete, and wept his fete with her heer, and all the housse smelled off the savre off the oyntment.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, John
  2. (obsolete) The plant nard.
  3. Matgrass (Nardus spp.).

Origin of nardus

From Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos).

Questions about nardus

What does nardus mean?
Nardus means the ointment nard.
What part of speech is nardus?
Nardus is a noun.

Words near nardus in the dictionary

  1. nardoos
  2. Nardos
  3. nards
  4. Narducci
  5. Narduccis
  6. nardus
  7. nare
  8. nareal
  9. Nareeb
  10. Nareen
  11. Nareewillock

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