Verbascum thapsus Uncommon

Definitions

Noun

tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

common mullein great mullein Aaron's rod flannel mullein woolly mullein torch Verbascum thapsus

See Also

adam's flannel hag taper jacob's staff aaron's rod lungwort

Related Terms

adam's flannel hag taper jacob's staff aaron's rod lungwort

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

mullein

Rhyming Words

sus casus ansus nisus issus ursus jesus nasus ipsus versus passus crœsus cursus rhesus nessus tarsus missus unisus byssus census

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