Aaron's rod
UK/ˈɛəɹ.ənz ɹɒd//ˈɛɹ.ənz ɹɑd/
Aaron's rod noun: verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, common mullein, or hag-taper.
Noun
Aaron's rod (countable and uncountable, plural Aaron's rods)
- Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, common mullein, or hag-taper.
- Goldenrod, the Solidago genus of North American plants with yellow flowers.
- Hylotelephium telephium (syn. Sedum telephium; orpine, livelong, or live-forever).
- A rod-shaped molding decorated with an entwined snake, and sometimes leaves, vines, or scrolls.
- A rod with one serpent twined around it, as used by Aaron (differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two serpents).
- The penis.
Synonyms of Aaron's rod
Forms of Aaron's rod
| plural | Aaron's rods |
|---|
Origin of Aaron's rod
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).
Questions about Aaron's rod
- What does Aaron's rod mean?
- Aaron's rod means verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, common mullein, or hag-taper.
- What part of speech is Aaron's rod?
- Aaron's rod is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Aaron's rod?
- Aaron's rod is pronounced /ˈɛəɹ.ənz ɹɒd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Aaron's rod?
- The plural of Aaron's rod is Aaron's rods.
Words near Aaron's rod in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Aaron's rod (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: En-us-Aaron's rod.ogg.
Cite this entry: “Aaron's rod.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/aaron%27s_rod. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.