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fer·u·la

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–noun, plural -las, -lae

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1.	Botany. any of various plants belonging to the genus Ferula, of the parsley family, chiefly of the Mediterranean region and central Asia, generally tall and coarse with dissected leaves, many of the Asian species yielding strongly scented, medicinal gum resins.

2.	ferule¹ (def. 1).

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < NL, L; see ferule¹

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Main Entry: fer·u·la
Pronunciation: 'fer-(y)&-l&
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of Old World plants of thecarrot family (Umbelliferae) yielding various gum resins (as galbanum and asafetida)
2 : a plant of the genus Ferula

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Ferula

Fer"u*la\, n. [L. ferula giant fennel (its stalks were used in punishing schoolboys), rod, whip, fr. ferire to strike; akin to OHG. berjan, Icel. berja. Cf. Ferule.]

1. A ferule. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.

2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.

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