'Petty mullein' definitions:

Definition of 'Petty 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]