Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of plants of the order Gramineæ and the tribe Hordeæ, known by the absence of the empty glumes and of the stalklet beyond the flower. There is but one species, See mat-grass, 2.

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  • noun obsolete The ointment nard.
  • noun obsolete The plant nard.
  • noun Mat-grass.

Etymologies

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From Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος.

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Examples

  • Results revealed that essential oils viz. Cymbopogan martinii martinii var. Sofia (palmarosa), Cymbopogan citratus (lemon grass) and Cymbopogan nardus (citronella) oils are as effective as chemical base oil namely mylol.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Anne-Marie 2007

  • Results revealed that essential oils viz. Cymbopogan martinii martinii var. Sofia (palmarosa), Cymbopogan citratus (lemon grass) and Cymbopogan nardus (citronella) oils are as effective as chemical base oil namely mylol.

    Skeeter Beeter Tips for Summer using EO's Anne-Marie 2007

  • Citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus) is another vetiver relative that has some of the vital properties for a barrier hedge.

    Chapter 11 1993

  • However, if the farmer is more interested in essential oils rather than livestock, he can plant citronella (Cymbopogon nardus Jowitt) and lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus Stapt).

    1. Establishing Contour Lines 1992

  • Other plants giving satisfactory yields on saline alkaline soil included Matricaria chamomilla, Vetiveria zizanioides, Cymbopogon nardus and C. winterianus (for citronella oil), Tagetes minuta, Ocimum kilimandscharicum, and Anethum graveolens (English dill).

    Chapter 10 1990

  • Dum esset rex in accubitu suo, nardus mea dedit odorem suavitatis.

    The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book Various

  • Choir in accubitu suo, nardus mea dedit odorem suavitatis.

    The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book Various

  • In Pliny's time blossoms of the nardus sold for a hundred

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • The larger grasses, as the bamboo, the canna, the nardus, assume a stately growth, and thrive in peculiar luxuriance.

    The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Henry Keppel

  • And it is said of leos, that is, people, and of nardus, that is, a herb sweet smelling, for by the odour of good fame he drew the people to him, and by the odour of good renomee.

    The Golden Legend, vol. 6 1230-1298 1900

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