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great mullein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
great -mullein
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A common herb of Europe and neighboring Africa and Asia, but widely naturalized elsewhere, Verbascum thapsus, having a flannel-like texture from course plant hairs and a tall, straight flower stalk.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

great mulleins (plural)

Synonyms

Aaron's rod Adam's flannel common mullein cow's lungwort hag-taper Jacob's staff Jupiter's staff torch torchwort

Questions

What does great mullein mean?
A common herb of Europe and neighboring Africa and Asia, but widely naturalized elsewhere, Verbascum thapsus, having a flannel-like texture from course plant hairs and a tall, straight flower stalk.

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