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Definition of American spikenard
1. Noun. Unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico.
Group relationships: Genus Aralia
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex
Lexicographical Neighbors of American Spikenard
Literary usage of American spikenard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature's Garden: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect by Neltje Blanchan (1907)
"Inasmuch as some of the American spikenard's tiny flowers are staminate and some
pistillate, while others again are perfect, they depend upon flies ..."
2. Nature's Garden: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect by Neltje Blanchan (1900)
"159), has not the remotest connection with this tribe of plants. Inasmuch as some
of the American spikenard's tiny flowers are ..."
3. A Complete pronouncing medical dictionary: Embracing the Terminology of by Joseph Thomas (1885)
"It i^ known also by the name of American spikenard (. ... Aralia Rac-e-mo'sa,*
or American spikenard. i> analogous in its medical properties to the AR. ..."
4. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"It is known also by the name of American spikenard ... or American spikenard, is
analogous in its medical properties to Aralia ..."
5. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1917)
"White strawberry (Fragaria vesca alba), white or cream. American wood
strawberry (Fragaria Americana), pink or light red. American spikenard (Aralia ..."
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