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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
(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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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}.
[1913 Webster]
{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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mullein
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large
usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or
white or purplish flowers [syn: {mullein}, {flannel leaf},
{velvet plant}]
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