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Mullein

Mullein Meaning & Definition
Mullein Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mullein?

[n] any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mullein: flannel leaf | velvet plant

Related Terms | Find terms related to Mullein:

See Also | Aaron's rod | common mullein | flannel mullein | genus Verbascum | great mullein | herb | herbaceous plant | moth mullein | purple mullein | torch | Verbascum | Verbascum blattaria | Verbascum lychnitis | Verbascum phoeniceum | Verbascum thapsus | white mullein | woolly mullein

Mullein In Webster's Dictionary

\Mul"lein\, n. [OE. moleyn, AS. molegn.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Verbascum}. They are tall herbs having coarse leaves, and large flowers in dense spikes. The common species, with densely woolly leaves, is {Verbascum Thapsus}. {Moth mullein}. See under {Moth}. {Mullein foxglove}, an American herb ({Seymeria macrophylla}) with coarse leaves and yellow tubular flowers with a spreading border. {Petty mullein}, the cowslip. --Dr. Prior.

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