spikenard vs vaseline

spikenard

noun
  • Lavandula stoechas, another species used in antiquity to produce an aromatic oil. 

  • A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas. 

  • Any plant of the genus Aralia of the Araliaceae family. 

  • False spikenard (Maianthemum racemosum, syn. Smilacina racemosa) 

  • Ploughman's spikenard (Inula conyza, now Pentanema conyzae). 

  • The plant Nardostachys jatamansi (syn. Nardostachys grandiflora). 

  • Wild spikenard (Asarum europaeum). 

vaseline

noun
  • Petroleum jelly. 

  • Any particular kind of petroleum jelly or of any similar lubricant. 

verb
  • To lubricate with vaseline. 

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