great mullein

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Noun1.great mullein - tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowersgreat mullein - tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
Aaron's rod, common mullein, flannel mullein, Verbascum thapsus, woolly mullein, torch
flannel leaf, mullein, velvet plant - any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
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