2. That which renders fertile; a general name for commercial manures, as guano, phosphate of lime, etc.
FERULA Fer"u*la, n. Etym: [L. ferula giant fennel (its stalks were used in punishing schoolboys), rod, whip, fr. ferire to strike; akin to OHG. berjan, Icel. berja. Cf. Ferule.]
1. A ferule. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.
FERULACEOUS Fer`u*la"ceous, a. Etym: [L. ferulaceus, fr. ferula rod: cf. F. férulacé.]
Defn: Pertaining to reeds and canes; having a stalk like a reed; as, ferulaceous plants.
FERULAR
Fer"u*lar, n.
Defn: A ferule. [Obs.] Milton.
FERULE
Fer"ule ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [L. ferula: cf. F. férule. See Ferula.]
Defn: A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on the hand, in punishment.