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