mullein
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- noun
- /ˈmʌlɪn/
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mullein
- They are to follow the grandmother, collect twigs, leaves, roots, and mosses, and plants Valencia names for them: mullein, lichen, sumac, mountain mahogany, chamisa.
- purple mullein
- mullein leaves
- mullein plant
Examples
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Finely divided leaves look particularly detailed when frosted, and furry mullein leaves look even furrier.
Blog text (29) -
The abundance of common mullein today in eastern North America awaits use as a natural substance in pest control.
Academic text (1991) -
Common mullein, an Old World biennial that grows profusely on dry, sandy soils of overgrazed pastures, was the original fish poison, barbasco, of antiquity.
Academic text (1991) -
Brody, for example, has seen his orchards inundated by campylomma—more commonly known as the mullein plant bug—which feeds on blossoms and developing fruit early in the season.
Fiction book (1999) -
The tall mullein plants in the garden attract many bees with their yellow flowers.
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Every summer, I enjoy watching the mullein grow tall beside the old stone wall.
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The mullein is often found thriving in dry, sunny areas along the roadside.
Synonyms
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A group of rough plants with woolly leaves and tall flower spikes often called mulleins
A plant with large soft woolly leaves and tall spikes of yellow flowers
A tall plant with large woolly leaves and spikes of yellow or purple flowers
A tall plant with soft, hairy leaves and yellow flowers
A tall plant with soft hairy leaves and bright yellow flowers
A tall plant with soft woolly leaves and spikes of yellow flowers used long ago as torches
A tall plant with soft, hairy leaves and long spikes of yellow flowers
A tall plant with soft woolly leaves and yellow flower spikes
A garden plant with tall stems and purple or pink flowers
A tall garden plant with purple or pink flower spikes
A tall plant from Europe and Asia with hairy leaves and white flowers
A plant from Europe with smooth leaves and tall yellow or purple flowers that often grows like a weed
A tall European plant with smooth leaves and yellow or purple flowers often found as a weed in North America
Compounds
- Specialized
A tall European plant with smooth leaves and yellow or purple flowers often found as a weed in North America
A tall plant with soft woolly leaves and spikes of yellow flowers used long ago as torches
How Tall
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word mullein probably comes from the Latin word mollis, meaning 'soft'. You can see the same idea in the English word mollify ('to soften'). The plant has large, woolly leaves that feel soft, so that name helps you remember this tall, fuzzy-leaved flower.