Mullein definition
Any of various Eurasian plants of the genus Verbascum of the figwort family, especially V. thapsus, naturalized in North America, having a tall spike of yellow flowers and leaves covered with dense woolly down.
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Any of a genus (Verbascum) of tall plants of the figwort family, with spikes of yellow, lavender, or white flowers.
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Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of mullein -
mullen
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
mullein
Plural:
mulleinsOrigin of mullein
- Middle English moleine from Anglo-Norman probably from mol soft from Latin mollis moil
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 14th century; Middle English moleyne, from Anglo-Norman moleine, from mol "˜soft'. The name evokes the plant's fluffy, downy leaves, also apparent in synonyms, such as feltwort, flannel leaf, and velvet plant.
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