nard

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A flowering plant of species Nardostachys jatamansi, in the valerian family, that grows in the Himalayas and is used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine.
2. (countable, uncountable)A fragrant oil from the plant, formerly much prized.

   “[…]there cam a womã with an alablaſter boxe of oyntment / called narde / that was pure and coſtly / and ſhe brake the boxe ãd powred it on his heed.”

   “The Roman poet Horace refers to a lecherous old fop "scented with nard."”

3. (countable, uncountable)American spikenard (Aralia racemosa), a North American perennial herb with an aromatic root.
4. (US, plural-normally, slang)A testicle.

   “The soccer ball hit me right in the nards!”

   “I’m sure whoever was in charge must have been one of the last of the Fulda Fucktards, you know, those generals who spent their nard-drop years training to defend West Germany from Ivan.”

5. (uncountable)A Persian game similar to backgammon.

name

1. A diminutive of the male given name Bernard.
2. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete spelling of Nart

   “"Nard", a people reported by tradition to have formerly posessed this country (Circassia).”