Noun
(obsolete) The ointment nard.
(obsolete) The plant nard.
Matgrass (Nardus spp.).
Source: en.wiktionary.org'By the Greeks the name Nardus is given to Lavender, from Naarda, a city of Syria near the Euphrates, and many persons call the plant "Nard." Source: Internet
This Lavender or Nardus was called Asarum by the Romans, because it was not used in garlands or chaplets. Source: Internet