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verbascum
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verbascum [vɜːˈbæskəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) See mullein
[Latin: mullein]
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Noun1.verbascum - genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leavesVerbascum - genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves
genus Verbascum
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae - a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
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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