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mullein

(mul′in)

noun

any of a genus (Verbascum) of tall plants of the figwort family, with spikes of yellow, lavender, or white flowers

Origin: ME moleyne < OFr moleine < mol, soft < L mollis: see mollify

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noun

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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English moleine

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman

Origin: , probably from mol, soft

Origin: , from Latin mollis; see moil

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