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fer⋅u⋅la

  [fer-oo-luh, fer-yoo-]
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–noun, plural -las, -lae  [-lee] .
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. ferule 1 (def. 1).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < NL, L; see ferule 1

fer⋅ule

1  [fer-uhl, -ool] noun, verb, -ruled, -ul⋅ing.
–noun
1. Also, ferula. a rod, cane, or flat piece of wood for punishing children, esp. by striking them on the hand.
–verb (used with object)
2. to punish with a ferule.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME ferula, ferul(e) giant fennel < L ferula schoolmaster's rod (lit., stalk of giant fennel); r. OE ferele < L
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Word Origin & History

ferule 
c.1420, from M.E. ferula "fennel plant," from L. ferula "fennel plant or rod," probably related to festuca "stalk, straw, rod."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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