Aaron's rod

noun

1. (in the Bible) a rod, inscribed with the name of Aaron, that miraculously blossomed and yielded almonds: previously, the rod had changed into a serpent.
2. any of various plants having a tall, flowering stem, as the goldenrod or mullein.
3. a smooth-stemmed herb, Thermopsis villosa (or T. caroliniana ), of the legume family, found from North Carolina to Georgia, having yellow flowers in stiffly erect clusters and hoary pods.
4. Architecture. a convex molding having regularly spaced representations of leaves or scrollwork.

Aaron's rod

noun

1. the rod used by Aaron in performing a variety of miracles in Egypt. It later blossomed and produced almonds (Numbers 17)
2. a widespread Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant, Verbascum thapsus, having woolly leaves and tall erect spikes of yellow flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aaron's rod¹

First recorded in 1825–35 for non-Biblical use