English > Aaron's rod: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | 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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Synonyms | common mullein, great mullein, flannel mullein, woolly mullein, torch, Verbascum thapsus |
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Broader | mullein, flannel leaf, velvet plant | Any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers |
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Spanish | gordolobo, verbascum thapsus |
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Catalan | verbascum thapsus, Verbascum thapsus |
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