Definition of Mullein. Meaning of Mullein. Synonyms of Mullein

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Definition of Mullein

Mullein
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.

Meaning of Mullein from wikipedia

- Verbas**** thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced...
- diversity in the Mediterranean. Mullein or "mullein leaf" often refers to the leaves of Verbas**** thapsus, the great or common mullein, which is frequently used...
- The mullein moth (Cucullia verbasci) is a noctuid moth with a Palearctic distribution. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark...
- Verbas**** blattaria, the moth mullein, is a flowering biennial plant belonging to the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. A native of Eurasia and North Africa...
- Verbas**** virgatum, commonly known as twiggy mullein and wand mullein, is a plant species in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is a tall-growing biennial...
- Verbas**** phlomoides, the orange mullein, woolly mullein (which often refers to Verbas**** thapsus), or clasping-leaf mullein, is a plant species in the family...
- Sojourner "Jo" Mullein, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She...
- Verbas**** densiflorum, also known as denseflower mullein and dense-flowered mullein, is a species of plant in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. NRCS...
- paigle or pagil, peggle, key flower, key of heaven, fairy cups, petty mulleins, crewel, buckles, palsywort, and plumrocks. Primula veris is a variable...
- miller (which also refers to Centaurea cineraria and Jacobaea maritima), mullein-pink and bloody William. In the United Kingdom it is still widely referenced...