Jacob's staff

noun

Definitions

A single straight rod or staff, pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the…
A single straight rod or staff, pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the ground, and having a socket joint at the top, used, instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass.
Verbascum thapsus, the common mullein.
The ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), one of certain desert shrubs of southwestern United…
The ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), one of certain desert shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers.

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