Aaron's beard

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English

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Etymology

From the reference in Psalms 133:2 in the Bible.[1][2]

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Noun

Aaron's beard (plural Aaron's beards)

  1. A common name for several plants that have tufts of stamens.[1][2] [1]
    1. Cymbalaria muralis (ivy-leaved toadflax, Kenilworth ivy)
    2. Hypericum calycinum (great St. John's-wort, Jerusalem star)
    3. Saxifraga stolonifera (creeping saxifrage, strawberry geranium)
    4. Opuntia leucotricha (arborescent prickly pear, Aaron's beard cactus)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Aaron,‎ -'s,‎ beard.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Aaron's beard”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN), page 3
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