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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Aaron's rod1

First recorded in 1825–35 for non-Biblical use

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