English Explanatory Dictionary

Jacob's staff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Verbascum thapsus, the common mullein.
  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.

Word forms

Jacob's staff Jacob's staffs

Synonyms

torchwort hag-taper common mullein great mullein Adam's flannel Aaron's rod Jupiter's staff cow's lungwort coachwhip candlewood slimwood desert coral Jacob cactus vine cactus
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