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A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two.
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- A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two.
- A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.
- n. tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches