Mullein

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

mullein
    n 1: any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large
         usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or
         white or purplish flowers [syn: {mullein}, {flannel leaf},
         {velvet plant}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]