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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aaron's rod \Aar"on's rod`\ ([^a]r"[u^]nz r[o^]d`). [See Exodus
   vii. 9 and Numbers xvii. 8]
   1. (Arch.) A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus
      differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two.
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   2. (Bot.) A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great
      mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.
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