Noun: woolly mullein
- Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
"woolly mullein grew wild along the roadside";
- 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