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mullein |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mullein \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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 [syn: {flannel leaf}, {velvet plant}]
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