Mullein

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mullein
       n : any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large
           usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or
           white or purplish flowers [syn: {flannel leaf}, {velvet
           plant}]