Verbascum
         n 1: genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly
               leaves [syn: {Verbascum}, {genus Verbascum}]

English Dictionary: verbiage	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verbascum blattaria n European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America Synonym(s): moth mullein, Verbascum blattaria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verbascum lychnitis n densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America Synonym(s): white mullein, Verbascum lychnitis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verbascum phoeniceum n Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers [syn: purple mullein, Verbascum phoeniceum]
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 WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verbesina n herbs and shrubs of warm North America to Mexico; includes plants formerly placed in genus Actinomeris Synonym(s): Verbesina, genus Verbesina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verbesina alternifolia n perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States Synonym(s): wingstem, golden ironweed, yellow ironweed, golden honey plant, Verbesina alternifolia, Actinomeris alternifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verbesina encelioides n coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico Synonym(s): cowpen daisy, golden crownbeard, golden crown beard, butter daisy, Verbesina encelioides, Ximenesia encelioides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verbesina helianthoides n perennial herb with yellow flowers; southern and south central United States Synonym(s): gravelweed, Verbesina helianthoides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verbesina virginica n tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States Synonym(s): Virginia crownbeard, frostweed, frost-weed, Verbesina virginica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verbiage n overabundance of words Synonym(s): verbiage, verbalism the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton Synonym(s): wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verbose adj using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" Synonym(s): long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verbosely adv in a verbose manner; "she explained her ideas verbosely" Synonym(s): verbosely, windily, long-windedly, wordily
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verboseness n an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words Synonym(s): verboseness, verbosity Antonym(s): terseness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verbosity n an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words Synonym(s): verboseness, verbosity Antonym(s): terseness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verey pistol n a pistol for firing Very-light flares [syn: Very pistol, Verey pistol]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verification n additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" Synonym(s): confirmation, verification, check, substantiation (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verificatory adj serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" Synonym(s): collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verpa conica n a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile Synonym(s): Verpa conica, conic Verpa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
very fast adv in a relatively short time; "she finished the assignment in no time" Synonym(s): in no time, very fast
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Very pistol n a pistol for firing Very-light flares [syn: Very pistol, Verey pistol]
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}).
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}).
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}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verbiage \Ver"bi*age\ (?; 48), n. [F. verbiage, from OF. verbe a       word. See {Verb}.]       The use of many words without necessity, or with little       sense; a superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness.                   Verbiage may indicate observation, but not thinking.                                                                               --W. Irving.                   This barren verbiage current among men.   --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verbigerate \Ver*big"er*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {-ated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {-ating}.] [L. verbigerate, -atum, to talk.]       1. To talk; chat. [Obs.]          2. (Med.) To repeat a word or sentence, in speaking or             writing, without wishing to do so or in spite of efforts             to cease. -- {Ver*big`er*a"tion}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verbigerate \Ver*big"er*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {-ated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {-ating}.] [L. verbigerate, -atum, to talk.]       1. To talk; chat. [Obs.]          2. (Med.) To repeat a word or sentence, in speaking or             writing, without wishing to do so or in spite of efforts             to cease. -- {Ver*big`er*a"tion}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verbose \Ver*bose"\, a. [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See       {Verb}.]       Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are       necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy;       as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.                   Too verbose in their way of speaking.      --Ayliffe.       -- {Ver*bose"ly}, adv. -- {Ver*bose"ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verbose \Ver*bose"\, a. [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See       {Verb}.]       Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are       necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy;       as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.                   Too verbose in their way of speaking.      --Ayliffe.       -- {Ver*bose"ly}, adv. -- {Ver*bose"ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verbose \Ver*bose"\, a. [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See       {Verb}.]       Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are       necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy;       as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.                   Too verbose in their way of speaking.      --Ayliffe.       -- {Ver*bose"ly}, adv. -- {Ver*bose"ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verbosity \Ver*bos"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Verbosities}. [L. verbositas:       cf. F. verbosit[82].]       The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more words       than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage.                   The worst fault, by far, is the extreme diffuseness and                verbosity of his style.                           --Jeffrey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verbosity \Ver*bos"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Verbosities}. [L. verbositas:       cf. F. verbosit[82].]       The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more words       than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage.                   The worst fault, by far, is the extreme diffuseness and                verbosity of his style.                           --Jeffrey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verfication \Ver`fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. v[82]rification.]       1. The act of verifying, or the state of being verified;             confirmation; authentication.          2. (Law)             (a) Confirmation by evidence.             (b) A formal phrase used in concluding a plea.          {Verification of an equation} (Math.), the operation of             testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it             expresses truly the conditions of the problem. --Davies &             Peck. (Math. Dict.)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verfication \Ver`fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. v[82]rification.]       1. The act of verifying, or the state of being verified;             confirmation; authentication.          2. (Law)             (a) Confirmation by evidence.             (b) A formal phrase used in concluding a plea.          {Verification of an equation} (Math.), the operation of             testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it             expresses truly the conditions of the problem. --Davies &             Peck. (Math. Dict.)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verificative \Ver"i*fi*ca*tive\, a.       Serving to verify; verifying; authenciating; confirming.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vero Beach, FL (city, FIPS 74150)       Location: 27.64588 N, 80.39421 W       Population (1990): 17350 (10064 housing units)       Area: 28.7 sq km (land), 4.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 32960, 32962, 32966, 32967, 32968
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vero Beach South, FL (CDP, FIPS 74200)       Location: 27.61582 N, 80.41336 W       Population (1990): 16973 (7767 housing units)       Area: 26.8 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
verbage /ver'b*j/ n.   A deliberate misspelling and    mispronunciation of {verbiage} that assimilates it to the word    `garbage'.   Compare {content-free}.   More pejorative than `verbiage'.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
verbiage n.   When the context involves a software or hardware    system, this refers to {{documentation}}.   This term borrows the    connotations of mainstream `verbiage' to suggest that the    documentation is of marginal utility and that the motives behind its    production have little to do with the ostensible subject.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
verbage          /ver'b*j/ A deliberate misspelling and       mispronunciation of {verbiage} that assimilates it to the word       "garbage".   Compare {content-free}.   More pejorative than       "verbiage".          (1996-12-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
verbiage          When the context involves a software or hardware system, this       refers to {documentation}.   This term borrows the connotations       of mainstream "verbiage" to suggest that the documentation is       of marginal utility and that the motives behind its production       have little to do with the ostensible subject.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
verification          The process of determining whether or not the products of a       given phase in the life-cycle fulfil a set of established       requirements.