AARON'S-BEARD


Meaning of AARON'S-BEARD in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun

( plural aaron's-beards )

Usage: usually capitalized A

Etymology: so called from the reference to the patriarch Aaron's beard in Ps 133: 2

: any of several plants having numerous stamens or threadlike runners: as

a. : great st.-john's-wort

b. : jerusalem star

c. : strawberry geranium

d. : kenilworth ivy

e. or aaron's-beard cactus : a cactus ( Opuntia leucotricha ) that has white hairs on its joints

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