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ferula |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sagapenum \Sag`a*pe"num\, n. [L. sagapenon sacopenium Gr ?: cf F. sagapin, gomme sagapin, sagap['e]num, Ar sikb[=i]naj, Per. sakb[=i]nah, sikb[=i]nah.] (Med.) A fetid gum resin obtained from a species of {Ferula}. It has been used in hysteria, etc., but is now seldom met with --U. S. Disp. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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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