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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Ferula

· Fer·u·la · IPA /ˈfɛɹələ/
01 n. A ferule.
  1. 1.
    A ferule.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.
  3. 3.
    A genus of plants of the parsley family Apiaceae (of the order Umbelliferae), including some yielding asafetida. Members include Ferula asafoetida (Ferula foetida), the giant fennel (Ferula communis), and Ferula orientalis.[capitalized]