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Ferula
(gcide) | 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.
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2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.
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3. [capitalized] A genus of plants of the parsley family
Apiaceae (of the order Umbelliferae), including some
yielding asafetida. Members include Ferula asafoetida
(Ferula foetida), the giant fennel (Ferula communis),
and Ferula orientalis.
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Ferula asafoetida
(gcide) | Asafetida \As`a*fet"i*da\, Asafoetida \As`a*f[oe]t"i*da\, n.
[Asa + L. foetidus fetid.]
The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large
umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the
East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
[Written also assafoetida.]
[1913 Webster]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.
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2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.
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3. [capitalized] A genus of plants of the parsley family
Apiaceae (of the order Umbelliferae), including some
yielding asafetida. Members include Ferula asafoetida
(Ferula foetida), the giant fennel (Ferula communis),
and Ferula orientalis.
[PJC]Ferulic \Fe*ru"lic\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, asafetida ({Ferula
asaf[oe]tida}); as, ferulic acid. [Written also ferulaic.]
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Ferula communis
(gcide) | Narthex \Nar"thex\, n. [L., giant fennel, Gr. na`rqhx.]
1. (Bot.) A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See
Giant fennel, under Fennel.
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2. (Arch.) The portico in front of ancient churches;
sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by
ambulatories; -- used, generally, for any vestibule,
lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.
[1913 Webster]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.
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2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.
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3. [capitalized] A genus of plants of the parsley family
Apiaceae (of the order Umbelliferae), including some
yielding asafetida. Members include Ferula asafoetida
(Ferula foetida), the giant fennel (Ferula communis),
and Ferula orientalis.
[PJC]Fennel \Fen"nel\ (f[e^]n"n[e^]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from L.
feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F.
fenouil. Cf. Fenugreek. Finochio.] (Bot.)
A perennial plant of the genus F[ae]niculum ({F[ae]niculum
vulgare}), having very finely divided leaves. It is
cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of
its seeds.
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Smell of sweetest fennel. --Milton.
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A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling
bottle of the tender sex. --S. G.
Goodrich.
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Azorean fennel, or Sweet fennel, (F[ae]niculum dulce).
It is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel,
and is used as a pot herb.
Dog's fennel (Anthemis Cotula), a foul-smelling European
weed; -- called also mayweed.
Fennel flower (Bot.), an herb (Nigella) of the Buttercup
family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the
fennel. Nigella Damascena is common in gardens. {Nigella
sativa} furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment,
etc., in India. These seeds are the "fitches" mentioned in
Isaiah (xxviii. 25).
Fennel water (Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It
is stimulant and carminative.
Giant fennel (Ferula communis), has stems full of pith,
which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by
Prometheus.
Hog's fennel, a European plant (Peucedanum officinale)
looking something like fennel.
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Ferula foetida
(gcide) | 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.
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2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.
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3. [capitalized] A genus of plants of the parsley family
Apiaceae (of the order Umbelliferae), including some
yielding asafetida. Members include Ferula asafoetida
(Ferula foetida), the giant fennel (Ferula communis),
and Ferula orientalis.
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Ferula orientalis
(gcide) | 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.
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2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.
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3. [capitalized] A genus of plants of the parsley family
Apiaceae (of the order Umbelliferae), including some
yielding asafetida. Members include Ferula asafoetida
(Ferula foetida), the giant fennel (Ferula communis),
and Ferula orientalis.
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Ferula Sumbul
(gcide) | Sumbul \Sum"bul\, n. [Pers.]
The musky root of an Asiatic umbelliferous plant, {Ferula
Sumbul}. It is used in medicine as a stimulant. [Written also
sumbal.] -- Sum*bul"ic, a.
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Ferulaceous
(gcide) | Ferulaceous \Fer`u*la"ceous\, a. [L. ferulaceus, fr. ferula rod:
cf. F. f['e]rulac['e].]
Pertaining to reeds and canes; having a stalk like a reed;
as, ferulaceous plants.
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ferulaic
(gcide) | Ferulic \Fe*ru"lic\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, asafetida ({Ferula
asaf[oe]tida}); as, ferulic acid. [Written also ferulaic.]
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Ferular
(gcide) | Ferular \Fer"u*lar\, n.
A ferule. [Obs.] --Milton.
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