nard C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /nɑɹd/ UK /nɑːd/ See IPA manual Freq #73554 Meanings 1 noun an aromatic ointment used in antiquity The ancient perfume was blended with nard. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an aromatic ointment used... spikenard More nardus Word family Derived forms spikenard Etymology From Middle English narde, from Old French narde, Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos), from Phoenician [Term?], Sanskrit नलद (nálada, “Indian narde”). Doublet of nardus. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nard **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /nɑɹd/ **IPA (UK):** /nɑːd/ **Frequency rank:** 73554 ## Meanings 1. an aromatic ointment used in antiquity ## Examples - The ancient perfume was blended with nard. ## Synonyms - spikenard - nardus ## Derived Forms - spikenard ## Etymology From Middle English narde, from Old French narde, Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos), from Phoenician [Term?], Sanskrit नलद (nálada, “Indian narde”). Doublet of nardus. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown