Aaron's rod
Any of various plants with a tall flowering stem, especiallyAny of various plants with a tall flowering stem, especially: Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, common mullein, or hag-taper.
Meaning
6 sensesAny of various plants with a tall flowering stem, especially:
(countable, uncountable)Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, common mullein, or hag-taper.
(countable, uncountable)Goldenrod, the Solidago genus of North American plants with yellow flowers.
(countable, uncountable)Hylotelephium telephium (syn. Sedum telephium; orpine, livelong, or live-forever).
(countable, uncountable)A rod-shaped molding decorated with an entwined snake, and sometimes leaves, vines, or scrolls.
(countable, dated, slang, uncommon, uncountable)The penis.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A rod with one serpent twined around it, as used by Aaron (differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two serpents).
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Origin
A reference to Numbers 17:8, the Authorized / KJV translation: "And it came to pass, thatA reference to Numbers 17:8, the Authorized / KJV translation: "And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds." (spelling modernized).
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Forms
plural: Aaron's rods| Singular | Aaron's rod |
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Synonyms
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