woolly mullein

woolly mullein
n : tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient greeks and romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches [syn: common mullein, great mullein , aaron's rod , flannel mullein, torch, verbascum thapsus ]

Noun
1. tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
(synonym) common mullein, great mullein, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, torch, Verbascum thapsus
(hypernym) mullein, flannel leaf, velvet plant

(Verbascum thapsus) gordolobo, verbasco, candela