Aaron's rod

== English == === Etymology === A reference to Numbers 17:8, the Authorized / KJV translation of which is "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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹ.ənz ɹɒd/, /ˈæɹ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛɹ.ənz ɹɑd/, /ˈɛəɹ-/, /ˈæɹ-/ === Noun === Aaron's rod (countable and uncountable, plural Aaron's rods) Any of various plants with a tall flowering stem, especially: Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, common mullein, or hag-taper. [First attested in the mid 18th century.] Synonyms: torchwort, hag-taper, common mullein, great mullein, Adam's flannel, Jacob's staff, Jupiter's staff, cow's lungwort Goldenrod, the Solidago genus of North American plants with yellow flowers. Hylotelephium telephium (syn. Sedum telephium; orpine, livelong, or live-forever). (architecture) A rod-shaped molding decorated with an entwined snake, and sometimes leaves, vines, and/or scrolls. (archaic) A rod with one serpent twined around it, as used by Aaron (differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two serpents). (slang, dated, uncommon) The penis. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Aaron's rod on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Aaron's Rod in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) Verbascum thapsus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Solidago on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Sedum telephium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies