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Aaron's beard

British  

noun

  1. another name for rose of Sharon

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Take away our fear of fat, And make us glad of the oil which ran upon Aaron's beard.

From Time Magazine Archive

No one remembered that the ointment which ran down Aaron's beard was like brethren dwelling together in unity—a good and pleasant thing.

From The Happy Adventurers by Middleton, Lydia Miller

It is like the precious oil that ran down Aaron's beard, yea, even to the skirts of his garment.

From The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance by Adams, John Turvill

The Sarki leaned forward to examine Aaron's beard and shaven upper lip, once; and smiled.

From Blind Man's Lantern by Schelling, George Luther

She would volunteer instruction on any and every subject under heaven, from the precise length of Aaron’s beard, to the cost of soup-kitchens; and once she cornered you, you had to listen or pretend to.

From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram