common mullein

noun

Verbascum thapsus; great mullein

Similar
torchworthag-tapergreat mulleinAdam's flannelJacob's staffAaron's rodJupiter's staffcow's lungwort
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Meanings

nouncommon mullein (uncountable)
  1. uncountableVerbascum thapsus; great mullein

    Synonyms: torchwort, hag-taper, great mullein, Adam's flannel, Jacob's staff, Aaron's rod, Jupiter's staff, cow's lungwort

Synonyms & antonyms

nounVerbascum thapsus; great mullein

Similar
torchworthag-tapergreat mulleinAdam's flannelJacob's staffAaron's rodJupiter's staffcow's lungwort

More synonyms by meaning

nountall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

Similar
great mulleinAaron's rodflannel mulleinwoolly mulleintorchVerbascum thapsus
Broader
mulleinflannel leafvelvet plant
Also see
aaron's rodadam's flannelcow's lungwortgreat mulleinhag-taperjacob's staffjupiter's stafftorchtorchwort

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan fulla borruda
  • fulla borrudaVerbascum thapsus
French bouillon-blanc
  • bouillon-blancVerbascum thapsus
German Kleinblütige Königskerze
  • Kleinblütige KönigskerzeVerbascum thapsus
Greek φλόμος
  • φλόμος (flómos)Verbascum thapsus
Hungarian molyhos ökörfarkkóró
  • molyhos ökörfarkkóróVerbascum thapsus
Korean 우단담배풀
  • 우단담배풀 (udandambaepul)Verbascum thapsus
Latvian parastais deviņvīruspēks
  • parastais deviņvīruspēksVerbascum thapsus
Polish dziewanna drobnokwiatowa
  • dziewanna drobnokwiatowaVerbascum thapsus
Swedish kungsljus
  • kungsljusVerbascum thapsus
Welsh pannog felen
  • pannog felenVerbascum thapsus
Cite this entry
APA

common mullein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20mullein

MLA

“common mullein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20mullein. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common mullein,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20mullein.

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