mullein

mul·lein  (mln)

n.

Any of various Eurasian plants of the genus Verbascum, especially V. thapsus, a tall plant having closely clustered yellow flowers and leaves covered with dense woolly down. Also called flannel leaf, velvet plant.

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[Middle English moleine, from Anglo-Norman, probably from mol, soft, from Latin mollis; see moil.]

Thesaurus

Noun

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mullein - any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers flannel leaf, velvet plant herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Verbascum, Verbascum - genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves moth mullein, Verbascum blattaria - European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America Verbascum lychnitis, white mullein - densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America purple mullein, Verbascum phoeniceum - Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers Aaron's rod, common mullein, flannel mullein, great mullein, Verbascum thapsus, woolly mullein, torch - tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches