Chapter Nameless to Nares of N by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

2. An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See Spikenard.

3. (Bot.) A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.

Nardine
(Nard"ine) a. [L. nardinus, Gr. .] Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.

Nardoo
(||Nar*doo") n. (Bot.) An Australian name for Marsilea Drummondii, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.

Nare
(Nare) n. [L. naris.] A nostril. [R.] B. Jonson.

Nares
(||Na"res) n. pl. [L., pl. of naris nostril.] (Anat.) The nostrils or nasal openings, — the anterior nares being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx.