'Moth mullein' definitions:

Definition of 'moth mullein'

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noun
European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: moth mullein, Verbascum blattaria]

Definition of 'Moth mullein'

From: GCIDE
  • Moth \Moth\, n.; pl. Moths (m[o^]thz). [OE. mothe, AS. mo[eth][eth]e; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf. Mad, n., Mawk.]
  • 1. (Zool.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under Clothes, Grain, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvae of several species of beetles of the genera Dermestes and Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvae of Anthrenus. See Carpet beetle, under Carpet, Dermestes, Anthrenus. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. [1913 Webster]
  • Moth blight (Zool.), any plant louse of the genus Aleurodes, and related genera. They are injurious to various plants.
  • Moth gnat (Zool.), a dipterous insect of the genus Bychoda, having fringed wings.
  • Moth hunter (Zool.), the goatsucker.
  • Moth miller (Zool.), a clothes moth. See Miller, 3, (a) .
  • Moth mullein (Bot.), a common herb of the genus Verbascum (Verbascum Blattaria), having large wheel-shaped yellow or whitish flowers. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Moth mullein'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]