moleine
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MOLÈNE — Les fleurs du bouillon blanc (Verbascum thapsus L.; scrofulariacées), auxquelles on peut substituer celles des autres molènes, renferment un pigment jaune, des sucres, du mucilage, une saponine, un phytostérol, des traces d’huile essentielle.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
mullein — also mullen noun Etymology: Middle English moleyne, from Anglo French moleine Date: 14th century any of a genus (Verbascum) of usually woolly leaved Eurasian herbs of the snapdragon family including some that are naturalized in North America … New Collegiate Dictionary
Molene (plante) — Molène (plante) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Molène … Wikipédia en Français
Molène (plante) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Molène. Molènes … Wikipédia en Français
Verbascum — Molène (plante) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Molène … Wikipédia en Français
mullein — /mul euhn/, n. 1. any of various plants belonging to the genus Verbascum, of the figwort family, native to the Old World, esp. V. thapsus, a tall plant with woolly leaves and a dense spike of yellow flowers. 2. any of several similar plants. Also … Universalium
mullein — (n.) tall plant of the figwort family, mid 15c., from Anglo Fr. moleine (Fr. moulaine), perhaps lit. the soft leaved plant, from Fr. mol soft, from L. mollis (see MELT (Cf. melt) (v.)) … Etymology dictionary
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 — mul•lein or mul•len [[t]ˈmʌl ən[/t]] n. bot (boi pln) any of various plants belonging to the genus Verbascum, of the figwort family, native to the Old World • Etymology: 1325–75; ME moleine < AF, perh. der. of mol soft < L mollis … From formal English to slang
mullein — /ˈmʌlən/ (say muluhn) noun any of a number of plants of the genus Verbascum, as the twiggy mullein, V. virgatum. Also, mullen. {Middle English moleyn, from Anglo French moleine, from Celtic. Compare Breton melen yellowish} …
