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FERULA - 5 definitions found
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) ferula noun see ferule Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary ferula ˈferju:lə n. 1 any plant of the genus Ferula, esp. the giant fennel (F. communis), having a tall sticklike stem and thick roots. 2 = FERULE. [ME f. L, = giant fennel, rod] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Sagapenum \Sag`a*pe"num\, n. [L. sagapenon, sacopenium, Gr. ?: cf. F. sagapin, gomme sagapin, sagap['e]num, Ar. sikb[=i]naj, Per. sakb[=i]nah, sikb[=i]nah.] (Med.) A fetid gum resin obtained from a species of Ferula. It has been used in hysteria, etc., but is now seldom met with. --U. S. Disp. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Ferula \Fer"u*la\, n. [L. ferula giant fennel (its stalks were used in punishing schoolboys), rod, whip, fr. ferire to strike; akin to OHG. berjan, Icel. berja. Cf. Ferule.] 1. A ferule. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. 2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire. |
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