nardus
Noun
Meaning
(obsolete) The ointment nard.
(obsolete) The plant nard.
Matgrass (Nardus spp.).
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'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."
This Lavender or Nardus was called Asarum by the Romans, because it was not used in garlands or chaplets.