Aaron's rod

/ˈæɹ-/

UK: /ˈæɹ-/

Aaron's rod

English Noun

Definition

Any of various plants with a tall flowering stem, especially:

Etymology

A reference to Numbers 17:8, the Authorized / KJV translation of which is "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).