mullein
Any of a few hundred species of European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum,…Any of a few hundred species of European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, especially that majority that have yellow flowers.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Any of a few hundred species of European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, especially that majority that have yellow flowers.
Königskerze
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дивина́dyvyná
any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English moleyne, from Anglo-Norman moleine, which is either a Celtic borrowingFrom Middle English moleyne, from Anglo-Norman moleine, which is either a Celtic borrowing and derived from Proto-Celtic *melinos (“yellow”) from *meli (“honey”) – an adjective found in Breton melen (“yellow”) and Welsh melyn (“yellow”) – or from mol (“soft”), from Latin mollis (“soft”), referencing the plant's fluffy, downy leaves, also apparent in synonyms such as feltwort, flannel leaf, and velvet plant.
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Forms
plural: mulleinsSynonyms
5 synonyms- any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers:flannel leafvelvet plant
Word family
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