Japanese spikenard

noun

An upright herbaceous perennial plant, Aralia cordata, growing up to 2 to 3 metres in height and native to Japan, Korea, and eastern China.

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Meanings

nounJapanese spikenard (plural Japanese spikenards)

plural Japanese spikenards

  1. An upright herbaceous perennial plant, Aralia cordata, growing up to 2 to 3 metres in height and native to Japan, Korea, and eastern China.

    Synonyms: udo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn upright herbaceous perennial plant, Aralia cordata, growing up to 2 to 3 metres in height and native to Japan, Korea, and eastern China.

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udo

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 九眼獨活 /九眼独活, 食用土當歸 /食用土当归
  • 九眼獨活 /九眼独活 (jiǔ yǎn dúhuó)Aralia cordata
  • 食用土當歸 /食用土当归 (shíyòng tǔdāngguī)Aralia cordata
Finnish hertta-aralia
  • hertta-araliaAralia cordata
Japanese 独活
  • 独活Aralia cordata
Korean 독활, 땅두릅
  • 독활 (dokhwal)Aralia cordata
  • 땅두릅 (ttangdureup)Aralia cordata
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APA

Japanese spikenard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20spikenard

MLA

“Japanese spikenard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20spikenard. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Japanese spikenard,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20spikenard.

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