Mullein - meaning and definition. What is Mullein
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What (who) is Mullein - definition

GENUS OF PLANTS
Feltwort; Mullien; Mulleins; Mullein; Staurophragma
  • Dark mullein (''V. nigrum'')

mullein         
['m?l?n]
¦ noun a plant with woolly leaves and tall spikes of yellow flowers. [Verbascum thapsus (great mullein) and related species.]
Origin
ME: from OFr. moleine, of Celtic origin.
Mullein         
·noun 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.
Verbascum densiflorum         
SPECIES OF PLANT
Verbascum thapsiforme; Denseflower mullein; Dense-flowered mullein; Dense-flowered Mullein
Verbascum densiflorum, the denseflower mullein or dense-flowered mullein, is a plant species in the genus Verbascum.

Wikipedia

Verbascum

Verbascum is a genus of over 450 species of flowering plants, common name mullein (), in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. They are native to Europe and Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean.

Mullein or "mullein leaf" often refers to the leaves of Verbascum thapsus, the great or common mullein, which is frequently used in herbal medicine.