AARON'S ROD - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

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	Synonyms:	common mullein, flannel mullein, great mullein, torch, Verbascum thapsus, woolly mullein

	See Also:	flannel leaf, mullein, velvet plant

Products Dictionary

	Definition:	Aaron`s Rod Aaron Sisson, a Lancashire coal miner, is also a flutist. In search of a more fulfilling life, he leaves his wife to become an itinerant musician, traveling through Europe. During a visit to Italy, he unwittingly becomes involved in a political uprising, and his flute is broken when a bomb goes off, ending his experiment in freedom. Lawrence`s 1821 novel contained many parallels to his own life, particularly his coal-country background and his extensive travels. It is also heavily symbolic: in the Bible, Aaron--brother of Moses--was a priest whose blossoming rod was a symbol from Jehovah of his authority. more details ...

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Aar"on's rod`\ ([^a]r"[u^]nz r[o^]d`). [See Exodus vii. 9 and Numbers xvii. 8] 1. (Arch.) A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two. 2. (Bot.) A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.