Mullein meaning

mŭl'ən
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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Any of several European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, that have yellow flowers and downy leaves; the velvet plant.
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Origin of mullein

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.

Sentence Examples

  • Powdered Digitalis leaf is occasionally adulterated; the following leaves have been substituted for the true drug: mullein (Verbascum thapsus, fam.

  • mullein flowers.

  • Oh, stony pasture, Where the tall mullein Stands up so sturdy On its little seed!

  • Before cotton became the substance of choice for lamp wicks, dried folded Mullein leaves were used for this purpose.

  • Oh, stony pasture, Where the tall mullein Stands up so sturdy On its little seed !

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