"Jacob's staff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Jacob's staffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jacob's staff (plural Jacob's staffs)
  1. (surveying) A single straight rod or staff, pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the ground, and having a socket joint at the top, used, instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass. Categories (topical): Surveying
    Sense id: en-Jacob's_staff-en-noun-MI8VixYz Topics: geography, natural-sciences, surveying
  2. Verbascum thapsus, the common mullein. Synonyms: torchwort, hag-taper, common mullein, great mullein, Adam's flannel, Aaron's rod, Jupiter's staff, cow's lungwort
    Sense id: en-Jacob's_staff-en-noun-UmbzPNZc Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 42 50
  3. The ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), one of certain desert shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers. Categories (lifeform): Ericales order plants, Figwort family plants Synonyms: coachwhip, candlewood, slimwood, desert coral, Jacob cactus, vine cactus
    Sense id: en-Jacob's_staff-en-noun-RsHUuOGT Disambiguation of Ericales order plants: 5 25 71 Disambiguation of Figwort family plants: 5 27 69 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 39 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 42 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 41 53

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