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Punishing rod: Var
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ferula
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 .] A ferule. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern ...
Wikipedia
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Ferula (from Latin ferula , "rod") is a genus of about 170 species of flowering plants in the carrot family , native to the Mediterranean region east to central Asia , mostly growing in arid climates. They are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 1–4 ...
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context obsolete English) A ferule. 2 (context obsolete English) The imperial sceptre in the Byzantine Empire.