Mullen
[muhl-uh n] /ˈmʌl ən/
noun
1.
any of various plants belonging to the genus Verbascum, of the figwort family, native to the Old World, especially V. thapsus, a tall plant with woolly leaves and a dense spike of yellow flowers.
2.
any of several similar plants.
/ˈmʌlɪn/
noun
1.
any of various European herbaceous plants of the scrophulariaceous genus Verbascum, such as V. thapsus (common mullein or Aaron’s rod), typically having tall spikes of yellow flowers and broad hairy leaves See also Aaron’s rod
n.
tall plant of the figwort family, mid-15c., from Anglo-French moleine (French moulaine), perhaps literally “the soft-leaved plant,” from French mol “soft,” from Latin mollis (see melt (v.))
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