English

Alternative forms

• Aaron's-beard

Noun

Aaron's beard ‎(plural Aaron's beards)

1. A common name for several plants, which have tufts of stamens.^[1][2][First attested in the late 19^th century.]^[1]
   1. Cymbalaria muralis (ivy-leaved toadflax, Kenilworth ivy)
   2. Hypericum calycinum (great St. John's-wort, Jerusalem star)
   3. Saxifraga stolonifera (creeping saxifrage, strawberry geranium)
   4. Opuntia leucotricha (arborescent prickly pear, Aaron's beard cactus)
2. Used other than as an idiom: see Aaron,‎ 's,‎ beard.

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References

1. 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 2
2. 1 2 Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 3