AARONIC
\ˈɑːɹˈɒnɪk], \ˈɑːɹˈɒnɪk], \ˈɑː_ɹ_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k]\
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-AL, [=a]-ron'ik, -al, adj. pertaining to AARON, the Jewish high-priest, or to his priesthood.--n. AA'RON'S-ROD (archit.), a rod having one serpent twined round it.--AARON'S BEARD, a popular name for a number of cultivated plants--among the best known, a species of Saxifrage (S. sarmentosa), usually grown in hanging pots, from which hang long stems, bearing clumps of roundish, hairy leaves.
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