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In Matthew, Mark, and John, the disciples complain to Jesus that the costly perfume—which was called nard and derived from a kind of honeysuckle—could have been sold to raise money to feed the poor.
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Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Others say it was invented in Persia, where it was first known as nard.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
Principal notes included musk, ambergris, agarwood (the main ingredient to oud), camphor, and saffron, whereas secondary note ingredients included botanicals, herbs, and spices like nard, clove, sandalwood, and mace (no, not that mace, but a spice similar to nutmeg).
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Oct. 2022
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Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Others say it was invented in Persia, where it was first known as nard.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
Principal notes included musk, ambergris, agarwood (the main ingredient to oud), camphor, and saffron, whereas secondary note ingredients included botanicals, herbs, and spices like nard, clove, sandalwood, and mace (no, not that mace, but a spice similar to nutmeg).
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Oct. 2022
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“Nard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nard. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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