| Aaron's rod n. Architecture A rod-shaped molding decorated with a design of leaves, scrolls, or a twined serpent. [After the blossoming rod of Aaron in Numbers 17:8.] |
Aaron's rod
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1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the rod used by Aaron in performing a variety of miracles in Egypt. It later blossomed and produced almonds (Numbers 17)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a widespread Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant, Verbascum thapsus, having woolly leaves and tall erect spikes of yellow flowers
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| Noun | 1. |  Aaron's rod - tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torchesflannel leaf, mullein, velvet plant - any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers |
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