English
nard
see also: Nard
Noun

nard

  1. Nardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant of the valerian family that grows in the Himalayas, used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine.
  2. A fragrant oil from the plant, formerly much prized.
    • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Mark XIV:
      there cam a woman with an alablaster boxe of oyntmenr, called narde, that was pure and costly, and she brake the boxe and powred it on his heed.
  3. American spikenard (Aralia racemosa), a North American perennial herb with an aromatic root.
Synonyms
  • (Nardostachys jatamansi) nardin, muskroot
Noun

nard (plural nards)

  1. (US, 1980s, slang, usually plural) Testicles.
    The soccer ball hit me right in the nards!
Synonyms
Nard
Proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Bernard.


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