A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

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A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Ferula,-ae (s.f.I), abl. sg. ferula: a ferule, “a rod used to punish slight offences of slaves and children, a ferule, a rod, switch or ruler; used also as a goad for cattle (Cassell’s) [> L. ferula,-ae (s.f.I), “the plant fennel-giant, Ferula, Linn., in the pith of which Prometheus is feigned to have preserved the fire which he stole from heaven; the thin or slender branch of a tree; a staff, walking-stick; a whip, rod (to punish slaves or school boys); a splint for broken bones” (Lewis & Short)]; see rod; cf. virga,-ae (s.f.I).

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