"ferula" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛɹələ/ Forms: ferulas [plural], ferulae [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ferula (“giant fennel”), whose stalks were once used in punishing schoolboys. Doublet of ferule. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|ferula||giant fennel|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin ferula (“giant fennel”), {{bor+|en|la|ferula|t=giant fennel}} Borrowed from Latin ferula (“giant fennel”), {{doublet|en|ferule}} Doublet of ferule Head templates: {{en-noun|s|ferulae}} ferula (plural ferulas or ferulae)
  1. (obsolete) A ferule. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ferula-en-noun-hMq19oxQ
  2. (archaic) A stroke from a cane. Tags: archaic Translations (stroke from a cane): coup de cane [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-ferula-en-noun-UoymADrR Disambiguation of 'stroke from a cane': 0 99 1
  3. (obsolete) The imperial sceptre in the Byzantine Empire. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Byzantine Empire
    Sense id: en-ferula-en-noun-iengM9Tm Disambiguation of Byzantine Empire: 0 0 99 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 96 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 96

Inflected forms

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