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Noun: woolly mullein
  1. Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
    - common mullein, great mullein, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, torch, Verbascum thapsus

Derived forms: woolly mulleins

Type of: flannel leaf, mullein, velvet plant

Encyclopedia: Woolly mullein

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