nardus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

nardus, i, f., and nardum, i, n., = νάρδος,

I nard , Plin. 12, 12, 26, § 42: nardus Gallicus, id. 12, 12, 26, § 46.—

II Transf., nard-balsam, nard-oil : Assyriāque nardo Potamus uncti, Hor. C. 2, 11, 16: Syrio madefactus tempora nardo, Tib. 3, 6, 63.

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