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Aaron's rod
noun
- (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.
- any of various plants having a tall, flowering stem, as the goldenrod or mullein.
- 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.
- Architecture. a convex molding having regularly spaced representations of leaves or scrollwork.
Aaron's rod
noun
- the rod used by Aaron in performing a variety of miracles in Egypt. It later blossomed and produced almonds (Numbers 17)
- a widespread Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant, Verbascum thapsus, having woolly leaves and tall erect spikes of yellow flowers
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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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