Definition of mullein in English:

mullein

noun ˈmʌlɪnˈmələn

A herbaceous Eurasian plant with woolly leaves and tall spikes of yellow flowers.
毛蕊花
Genus Verbascum, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular the common (or great) mullein (V. thapsus). Also called Aaron's rod
Example sentencesExamples
- To treat a cough, make a calming tea from equal parts of licorice root, anise seed, mullein leaves and wild cherry bark.
- The yellow flower spikes of a dwarf mullein or verbascum and the delicate white and pink trumpets of a creeping convolvulus defied my attempts at precise identification but were delightful nevertheless.
- Besides picking the more familiar lemon balm, coltsfoot and mullein, I found myself picking honeysuckle flowers for their antibacterial and antiviral properties.
- For instance, dock and beggarticks often indicate wet soil, while thistles and mullein indicate a dry soil.
- I'm a great fan of verbascum or mulleins, to give them their common name, not least because they self-seed prolifically, leaving little room for weeds to flourish and filling the borders florifically.
- Ilexes and oleanders line the roadside; tall yellow mulleins and apricot hollyhocks spring up in the screes above.
- To make the oil, cover a handful of dried mullein flowers with a carrier oil such as olive or almond oil.
- Tall grasses and weeds - especially pokeweed, mullein and Queen Anne's lace that will produce fruits and copious seed heads - grow profusely.
- Pastures seem to be in pretty good shape with fair grass growth; however, I have never seen so much common mullein.
- We've got hawthorn, gingko, elder, mullein, lavender, sage, thyme, echinacea, borage, yarrow and plenty of pine trees.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French moleine, of Celtic origin; compare with Breton melen, Cornish and Welsh melyn 'yellow'.

Definition of mullein in US English:

mullein

nounˈmələnˈmələn

A herbaceous plant of the figwort family with woolly leaves and tall spikes of yellow flowers, native to Eurasia but now widely and commonly distributed.
Genus Verbascum, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular the widespread common (or great) mullein (V. thapsus)
Example sentencesExamples
- To make the oil, cover a handful of dried mullein flowers with a carrier oil such as olive or almond oil.
- Tall grasses and weeds - especially pokeweed, mullein and Queen Anne's lace that will produce fruits and copious seed heads - grow profusely.
- To treat a cough, make a calming tea from equal parts of licorice root, anise seed, mullein leaves and wild cherry bark.
- We've got hawthorn, gingko, elder, mullein, lavender, sage, thyme, echinacea, borage, yarrow and plenty of pine trees.
- Besides picking the more familiar lemon balm, coltsfoot and mullein, I found myself picking honeysuckle flowers for their antibacterial and antiviral properties.
- For instance, dock and beggarticks often indicate wet soil, while thistles and mullein indicate a dry soil.
- Pastures seem to be in pretty good shape with fair grass growth; however, I have never seen so much common mullein.
- Ilexes and oleanders line the roadside; tall yellow mulleins and apricot hollyhocks spring up in the screes above.
- I'm a great fan of verbascum or mulleins, to give them their common name, not least because they self-seed prolifically, leaving little room for weeds to flourish and filling the borders florifically.
- The yellow flower spikes of a dwarf mullein or verbascum and the delicate white and pink trumpets of a creeping convolvulus defied my attempts at precise identification but were delightful nevertheless.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French moleine, of Celtic origin; compare with Breton melen, Cornish and Welsh melyn ‘yellow’.

词汇	mullein
释义	Definition of mullein in English: mullein noun ˈmʌlɪnˈmələn A herbaceous Eurasian plant with woolly leaves and tall spikes of yellow flowers. 毛蕊花 Genus Verbascum, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular the common (or great) mullein (V. thapsus). Also called Aaron's rod Example sentencesExamples To treat a cough, make a calming tea from equal parts of licorice root, anise seed, mullein leaves and wild cherry bark. The yellow flower spikes of a dwarf mullein or verbascum and the delicate white and pink trumpets of a creeping convolvulus defied my attempts at precise identification but were delightful nevertheless. Besides picking the more familiar lemon balm, coltsfoot and mullein, I found myself picking honeysuckle flowers for their antibacterial and antiviral properties. For instance, dock and beggarticks often indicate wet soil, while thistles and mullein indicate a dry soil. I'm a great fan of verbascum or mulleins, to give them their common name, not least because they self-seed prolifically, leaving little room for weeds to flourish and filling the borders florifically. Ilexes and oleanders line the roadside; tall yellow mulleins and apricot hollyhocks spring up in the screes above. To make the oil, cover a handful of dried mullein flowers with a carrier oil such as olive or almond oil. Tall grasses and weeds - especially pokeweed, mullein and Queen Anne's lace that will produce fruits and copious seed heads - grow profusely. Pastures seem to be in pretty good shape with fair grass growth; however, I have never seen so much common mullein. We've got hawthorn, gingko, elder, mullein, lavender, sage, thyme, echinacea, borage, yarrow and plenty of pine trees. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French moleine, of Celtic origin; compare with Breton melen, Cornish and Welsh melyn 'yellow'. Definition of mullein in US English: mullein nounˈmələnˈmələn A herbaceous plant of the figwort family with woolly leaves and tall spikes of yellow flowers, native to Eurasia but now widely and commonly distributed. Genus Verbascum, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular the widespread common (or great) mullein (V. thapsus) Example sentencesExamples To make the oil, cover a handful of dried mullein flowers with a carrier oil such as olive or almond oil. Tall grasses and weeds - especially pokeweed, mullein and Queen Anne's lace that will produce fruits and copious seed heads - grow profusely. To treat a cough, make a calming tea from equal parts of licorice root, anise seed, mullein leaves and wild cherry bark. We've got hawthorn, gingko, elder, mullein, lavender, sage, thyme, echinacea, borage, yarrow and plenty of pine trees. Besides picking the more familiar lemon balm, coltsfoot and mullein, I found myself picking honeysuckle flowers for their antibacterial and antiviral properties. For instance, dock and beggarticks often indicate wet soil, while thistles and mullein indicate a dry soil. Pastures seem to be in pretty good shape with fair grass growth; however, I have never seen so much common mullein. Ilexes and oleanders line the roadside; tall yellow mulleins and apricot hollyhocks spring up in the screes above. I'm a great fan of verbascum or mulleins, to give them their common name, not least because they self-seed prolifically, leaving little room for weeds to flourish and filling the borders florifically. The yellow flower spikes of a dwarf mullein or verbascum and the delicate white and pink trumpets of a creeping convolvulus defied my attempts at precise identification but were delightful nevertheless. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French moleine, of Celtic origin; compare with Breton melen, Cornish and Welsh melyn ‘yellow’.
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