| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| popular name for several tall-flowering, infrequently branching plants, such as goldenrod and mullein. The name is an allusion to the rod that Aaron placed before the ark and that miraculously blossomed and bore almonds. |
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