Aaron's rod

English <dab!> Etymology A 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).Numbers 17 8 243 2 And it came to paſſe that on the morrow Moſes went into the Tabernacle of Witneſſe, and behold, the rod of Aaron for the houſe of Leui was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed bloſſomes, and yeelded almonds. 1 Pronunciation en /ˈɛəɹ.ənz ɹɒd/ /ˈæɹ-/ RP en /ˈɛɹ.ənz ɹɑd/ /ˈɛəɹ-/ /ˈæɹ-/ GenAm en En-us-Aaron's rod.ogg US Noun ~ Any of various plants with a tall flowering stem, especially: Verbascum thapsus species, the great mullein, common mullein, or hag-taper. First attested in the mid 18th century.2 en torchwort hag-taper common mullein great mullein Adam's flannel Jacob's staff Jupiter's staff cow's lungwort Goldenrod, the Solidago genus genus of North American plants with yellow flowers. Hylotelephium telephium species (syn. Sedum telephium species; orpine, livelong, or live-forever). en architecture A rod-shaped molding decorated with an entwined snake, and sometimes leaves, vines, or scrolls. en archaic A rod with one serpent twined around it, as used by Aaron (differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two serpents). en slang dated uncommon The penis. Translations tall plant associated with the biblical rod of Aaron Dutch: nl koningskaars Finnish: fi aaroninsauva German: de Aronstab m Polish: pl różdżka Aarona f Russian: ru ааронов жезл mullein goldenrod orpine Estonian: , golden-rod: Solidago et kuldvits, 2: golden-rod: Solidago virgaurea species et harilik kuldvits, great mullein et üheksavägine Old English: ang candelwyrt f, ang feltwyrt f References Further reading Aaron's Rod Verbascum thapsus 1 Solidago 1 Sedum telephium 1 en eponyms terms derived from the Bible en Astereae tribe plants Figwort family plants Stonecrop family plants Succulents