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Aaron's-rod popular name for several tall-flowering, infrequently branching plants, such as goldenrod and mullein. The name is an allusion to the rod that Aaron placed before the ark and that miraculously blossomed and bore almonds.

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Aaron's rod.
1. Ornament in the form of a staff with budding leaves.

2. Ornamented rod with a serpent twined around it, not to be confused with the caduceus.

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