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Aaron's_beard
Aaron's beard
See also: Aaron's-beard
English
Alternative forms
Noun
Aaron's beard (plural Aaron's beards)
- A common name for several plants, which have tufts of stamens.[1][2][First attested in the late 19th century.][1]
- Used other than as an idiom: see Aaron, 's, beard.
Translations
name for certain plants
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References
- 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 2
- 1 2 Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 3