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verbascum thapsus

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Noun

tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

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common mullein great mullein Aaron's rod flannel mullein woolly mullein torch Verbascum thapsus

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flannel leaf mullein verbascum velvet plant

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