Mullein

Word MULLEIN
Character 7
Hyphenation mul lein
Pronunciations /ˈmʌlɨn/

Definitions and meanings of "Mullein"

What do we mean by mullein?

Any of various Eurasian plants of the genus Verbascum of the figwort family, especially V. thapsus, naturalized in North America, having a tall spike of yellow flowers and leaves covered with dense woolly down. noun

Any plant of the genus Verbascum. They are tall herbs having coarse leaves, and large flowers in dense spikes. The common species, with densely woolly leaves, is Verbascum Thapsus. noun

See under Moth. noun

An American herb (Seymeria macrophylla) with coarse leaves and yellow tubular flowers with a spreading border. noun

The cowslip. noun

Any of several European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, that have yellow flowers and downy leaves; the velvet plant noun

Any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers noun

Any of several European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, that have yellow flowers and downy leaves; the velvet plant.

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The word "mullein" in example sentences

There is a kind of melancholy symbolism in this flower as it withdraws from the light, which is the complete opposite of bright yellow candles of great mullein burning in the sun. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I like to grow some weeds in my garden – mullein being one of my favorite, but I also have some Prunella vulgaris that I got from my parents. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid no matter what the source; willow bark, mullein leaves or chemical reactor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I laughed out loud when I saw the larger ears glued to foam and such for I had done something similar back speaking of dinosaurs! twenty years ago… I made containers for orchids and such for a gig in NY… a round ball with a water pic inserted… they became part of table arrangements for a birthday party on Park Ave. I suppose mullein leaves could be used in a similar way. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some people have found that inhaling the smoke from burning dried mullein leaves can halt an asthmatic attack, causing a relaxation of the respiratory muscles whose spasms prevent breathing during an attack. ❋ Will (2009)

First mullein flower spikes showing, also sumac flower masses. ❋ Jhetley (2009)

The common name that I know this species by is wooly mullein. ❋ Will (2009)

An antispasmodic, mullein can relieve stomach cramps and help control diarrhea. ❋ Earl Mindell (2008)

Also rabbit-foot clover, mullein, day-lilies, and the first of the vexed purple loosestrife of the season. ❋ Jhetley (2008)

Mount Sinai School of Medicine mucus mullein multivitamins mung beans muscles mustard greens ❋ Brenda Watson With Leonard Smith (2007)

More of the usual suspects in the wildflower department, plus mullein, jewelweed, and Wife informs me that some of the asters are actually fleabane. ❋ Jhetley (2007)

If injured, a bear can heal itself by touching the herb phlome or mullein. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A field of wildflowers, tidy-tips and mullein and tickseed and bindweed, sloped steeply down to the edge of the mesa. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I am no more lonely than a single mullein or dandelion in a pasture, or a bean leaf, or sorrel, or a horse-fly, or a bumblebee. ❋ Unknown (2004)

As a result, the following formula was developed: equal parts cedar berries, licorice root, uva ursi, goldenseal root, mullein, and cayenne. ❋ JOHN LUST (2003)

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