|spikenard (ˈspaɪknɑːd, ˈspaɪkəˌnɑːd)| |1.||an aromatic Indian
valerianaceous plant, Nardostachys jatamans, having rose-purple
flowers| |2.||an aromatic ointment obtained from this plant|
|3.||any of various similar or related plants| |4.||a North
American araliaceous plant, Aralia racemosa, having small green
flowers and an aromatic root| |[C14: from Medieval Latin spīca
nardī; see | |a screen or mat covered with a dark material for
shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.| |an
arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle,
one at each corner and one in the middle.| (Heb. nerd), a much-
valued perfume (Cant. 1:12; 4:13, 14). It was "very precious",
i.e., very costly (Mark 14:3; John 12:3,5). It is the root of an
Indian plant, the Nardostachys jatamansi, of the family of
Valeriance, growing on the Himalaya mountains. It is
distinguished by its having many hairy spikes shooting out from
one root. It is called by the Arabs sunbul Hindi, "the Indian
spike." In the New Testament this w