Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Nard

Nard (nard) , noun

[Anglo-Saxon, from Latin nardus, Greek na`rdos; compare Hebrew nêrd, Per. nard, Scr. nalada.]

1.
(Botany) 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.
(Botany) A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.