A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas. / The plant Nardostachys jatamansi (syn. Nardostachys grandiflora).

plural of spikenard

The plant Inula conyzae, (now Pentanema conyzae).

An upright herbaceous perennial plant, Aralia cordata, growing up to 2 to 3 metres in height and native to Japan, Korea, and eastern China.

plural of Japanese spikenard

Alternative spelling of ploughman's spikenard