Dictionary - Definition of Aaron's rod

Definition: Aaron's rod


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches.[Wordnet].
Expression	1. A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two.[Websters] 2. A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.[Websters].
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Common Expressions: Aaron's rod

Expressions	Definition
Aaron's rod	1: A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
	2: A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
	3: Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Aaron's Rod (novel)	Aaron's Rod is a novel by D H Lawrence, started in 1917 and published in 1922. (references)
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Aaron's rod refers to any of:

Aaron's rod, any of the staffs carried by Moses' brother Aaron
In Gothic architecture, an ornament consisting of a rounded molding decorated by a single entwined serpent and sometimes vines and leaves
Aaron's Rod (novel), a book by D. H. Lawrence
Common Mullein, a biennial plant (Verbascum thapsus) with medicinal uses and tall flowering stems
Goldenrod, a genus of North American plants with yellow flowers
Thermopsis villosa, also known as Bush pea or Carolina lupine

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