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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |