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Definition of: ferula
(fer′y
·lə, -·lə) noun plural ·lae (-lē) or ·las
1. Any of a large genus (Ferula) of chiefly Mediterranean herbs of the parsley family, with dissected leaves and umbels of yellow flowers. Several species supply important medicinal products, as asafetida, galbanum, and sumbul or muskroot.
2. A ferule; rod.
3. A scepter, especially that of the Byzantine emperors. [<L, giant fennel, whip, rod]
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