ferula
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ferula
- /ˈfɛɹ(j)ələ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin ferula (“giant fennel”), whose stalks were once used in punishing schoolboys. Doublet of ferule.
noun ferulas · ferulae
- A ferule. He humbles with a ferula the tall ones
- A stroke from a cane. And Old Barrett has a new way of twisting the note so that you can't open it and fold it again to see how many ferulæ you are to get.
- The imperial sceptre in the Byzantine Empire.
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noun stroke from a cane
| Français | coup de cane |
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Talk about this word "ferula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ferula. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ferula. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ferula "ferula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ferula.Cite this
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