Verbascum thapsus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Verbascum thapsus	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Verbascum thapsus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verbascum thapsus n tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches Synonym(s): common mullein, great mullein, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, woolly mullein, torch, Verbascum thapsus
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adam \Ad"am\, n. 1. The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race. 2. (As a symbol) [bd]Original sin;[b8] human frailty. And whipped the offending Adam out of him. --Shak. {Adam's ale}, water. [Coll.] {Adam's apple}. 1. (Bot.) (a) A species of banana ({Musa paradisiaca}). It attains a height of twenty feet or more. --Paxton. (b) A species of lime ({Citris limetta}). 2. The projection formed by the thyroid cartilage in the neck. It is particularly prominent in males, and is so called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden fruit (an apple) sticking in the throat of our first parent. {Adam's flannel} (Bot.), the mullein ({Verbascum thapsus}). {Adam's needle} (Bot.), the popular name of a genus ({Yucca}) of liliaceous plants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hag-taper \Hag"-ta`per\, n. [Cf. 1st {Hag}, and {Hig-taper}.] (Bot.) The great woolly mullein ({Verbascum Thapsus}).