Aaron's beard
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See also: Aaron's-beard
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the reference in Psalms 133:2 in the Bible.[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹ.ənz bɪəd/, /ˈæɹ.ənz bɪəd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛɹ.ənz bɪɹd/, /ˈæɹ.ənz bɪɹd/
Noun[edit]
Aaron's beard (plural Aaron's beards)
- A common name for several plants that have tufts of stamens.[1][2] [First attested in the late 19th century.][1]
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Aaron, -'s, beard.
Translations[edit]
name for certain plants
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References[edit]
- Aaron's beard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 3