baccar

baccar (bacchar), ăris, n. (baccăris, is, f., Plin. 12, 12, 26, § 45),

• = βάκχᾰρις, a plant having a fragrant root, from which an oil was expressed; also called nardum rusticum (cf. Plin. 12, 12, 26, § 45); acc. to Sprengel it is the Celtic valerian: Valeriana Celtica. Linn.; Plin. 21, 6, 16, § 29; Verg. E. 4, 19 (baccar herba est, quae facinum depellit, Serv.); 7, 27.

baccar, aris, n. u. baccaris, is, f. (βάκκαρις), eine Pflanze mit wohlriechender Wurzel, aus der man ein Öl bereitete, auch nardum rusticum u. perpressa gen., nach Sprengel der keltische Baldrian (Valeriana Celtica, L.), Verg. ecl. 4, 19 u. 7, 27. Plin. 12, 45; 21, 29 u. 30; 21, 132 133. *Curt. 8, 10 (36), 14. *Sen. Oed. 421 P.: Form baccaris, Plin. 12, 45.

baccăr, (15) ăris, n. , et baccăris, is, f. (βάκκαρις), baccar [plante dont on tirait un parfum] : Virg. B. 4, 19 ; 7, 17 || nard sauvage : Plin. 12, 45 ; 21, 29.

baccar , aris. n. et, v. baccaris
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Baccar

or baccăris (βάκχαρις). A plant as to whose identity there is considerable dispute, some assigning the name to the foxglove and others to the clary.