🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

페룰라속

Pronunciation / Transliteration: perullasok

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ferula/ˈfɛr.jʊ.lə/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"페룰라속에 속하는 식물들은 향이 강한 수지를 생산합니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A genus of biennial or perennial herbaceous plants belonging to the parsley family, Apiaceae, often characterized by stout, hollow stems and yellow flowers.

    "Several species of Ferula are native to the Mediterranean region and Central Asia, known for producing valuable resins."
  2. 2

    A rod or flat stick formerly used for punishing children, especially by striking the palm of the hand.

    "In strict nineteenth-century schoolhouses, misbehavior was routinely met with the stinging impact of the ferula."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'ferula', meaning a rod, switch, or fennel plant, which itself is likely related to 'ferire' (to strike). Historically used in ancient Rome to refer to a stalk of giant fennel used as a cane for disciplining students or as a botanical genus name.

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