Associations to the word «Ferula»

Wiktionary

FERULA, noun. (obsolete) A ferule.
FERULA, noun. (obsolete) The imperial sceptre in the Byzantine Empire.
FERULA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae   — many aromatic plants, including asafoetida.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley