DAVID'S-HARP


Meaning of DAVID'S-HARP in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun

( plural david's-harps )

Usage: usually capitalized D

Etymology: after King David, who once charmed King Saul with his harp (1 Sam 16:23 — AV); from the similarity of its flowering stalk to David's harp in old Biblical illustrations

: a Solomon's seal ( Polygonatum multiflorum )

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