Hig-taper

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

  Torchwort \Torch"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
     The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet,
     anciently served for torches. Called also {torch}, and
     {hig-taper}.
     [1913 Webster]



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

  Hig-taper \Hig"-ta`per\, n. [Cf. {Hag-taper}.] (Bot.)
     A plant of the genus {Verbascum} ({Verbascum Thapsus}); the
     common mullein. [Also {high-taper} and {hag-taper}.] Hijera