- spikenard (n.)
[spikenard 词源字典]
- mid-14c., "aromatic substance from an Indian plant, famous perfumed unguent of the ancients," from Medieval Latin spica nardi (see spike (n.2)), rendering Greek nardou stakhys, in which the other element probably ultimately from Sanskrit nalada-, the name of the plant.[spikenard etymology, spikenard origin, 英语词源]