ferula
/ˈfɛrələ/
noun
- A flat ruler or stick used in the past to hit children as a punishment in school.
- In old schools, a ferula was used to strike students' palms.
- The teacher kept a ferula on his desk for discipline.
- The museum displayed a wooden ferula from the 19th century.
- A tall plant of the genus Ferula, especially the giant fennel, with thick stems and yellow flowers.
- Hikers spotted a ferula blooming along the Mediterranean trail.
- Ancient Greeks used the hollow stem of a ferula to carry fire.
- The ferula plant can grow over ten feet tall in dry climates.