English noun: flannel mullein | |||
1. | flannel mullein (plant) tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches | ||
Synonyms | Aaron's rod, common mullein, great mullein, torch, Verbascum thapsus, woolly mullein | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flannel leaf, mullein, velvet plant | ||