great mullein

great mullein
noun
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
Hypernyms: ↑mullein, ↑flannel leaf, ↑velvet plant

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noun
: a tall-stalked very woolly mullein (Verbascum thapsus) with yellow or occasionally white flowers

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  • great mullein — smulkiažiedė tūbė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bervidinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Verbascum thapsus), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Verbascum thapsus angl. Aaron s rod; common mullein; flannelleaf;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Mullein — Wavyleaf Mullein (Verbascum sinuatum) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • mullein — smulkiažiedė tūbė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bervidinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Verbascum thapsus), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Verbascum thapsus angl. Aaron s rod; common mullein; flannelleaf;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • mullein — [ mʌlɪn] noun a plant with woolly leaves and tall spikes of yellow flowers. [Verbascum thapsus (great mullein) and related species.] Origin ME: from OFr. moleine, of Celtic origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • Mullein Moth — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • common mullein — noun tall stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches • Syn: ↑great mullein, ↑Aaron s rod, ↑flannel mullein, ↑woolly mullein, ↑torch, ↑Verbascum thapsus …   Useful english dictionary

  • flannel mullein — noun tall stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches • Syn: ↑common mullein, ↑great mullein, ↑Aaron s rod, ↑woolly mullein, ↑torch, ↑Verbascum thapsus… …   Useful english dictionary

  • woolly mullein — noun tall stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches • Syn: ↑common mullein, ↑great mullein, ↑Aaron s rod, ↑flannel mullein, ↑torch, ↑Verbascum thapsus …   Useful english dictionary

  • common mullein — smulkiažiedė tūbė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bervidinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Verbascum thapsus), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Verbascum thapsus angl. Aaron s rod; common mullein; flannelleaf;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Verbascum thapsus — Second year plant starting to flower, with a dead stem of the previous year, behind left Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

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