Mullein : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Mullein	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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 Synonym(s): mullein, flannel leaf, velvet plant
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.