2 definitions
for mullein
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Mullein \Mul"lein\, n. [OE. moleyn, AS. molegn.] (Bot.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
Moth mullein. See under Moth.
Mullein foxglove, an American herb ({Seymeria macrophylla)
with coarse leaves and yellow tubular flowers with a
spreading border.
Petty mullein, the cowslip. --Dr. Prior.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
mullein
n : any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large
usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or
white or purplish flowers [syn: flannel leaf, velvet
plant]