fĕrŭla, ae, f., the plant fennel-giant, Ferula, Linn., in the pith of which Prometheus is feigned to have preserved the fire which he stole from heaven.
I Lit., Plin. 13, 22, 42, § 122; 7, 56, 57, § 198; Hyg. Fab. 144; Serv. Verg. E. 6, 42.—
II Transf.
A The thin or slender branch of a tree, Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 152.—
B A staff , walkingstick (for syn. cf.: baculum, bacillum, scipio, fustis; virga), Plin. 13, 22, 42, § 123.—
C A whip , rod , to punish slaves or schoolboys, Hor. S. 1, 3, 120; Juv. 6, 479; Mart. 14, 80; 10, 62, 10; Juv. 1, 15; Mart. Cap. 3, § 224; for driving draught cattle, Ov. M. 4, 26; cf. id. A. A. 1, 546.—
D As an attribute of Silvanus, Verg. E. 10, 25.—
E A splint for broken bones, Cels. 8, 10, 1.—
F The young stag's horn , Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 117.