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Verbascum Thapsus

Definition: Verbascum Thapsus

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.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Verbascum Thapsus

Synonyms: common mullein (n), flannel mullein (n), great mullein (n), torch (n), woolly mullein (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Verbascum Thapsus

English words defined with "Verbascum thapsus": Hig-taper. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Verbascum Thapsus" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (common mullein, great mullein, high taper, mullein, verbascum).

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Image Slideshow: Verbascum Thapsus

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Verbascum Thapsus

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

verbascum thapsus

5
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Verbascum Thapsus

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-e-h-m-p-r-s-s-s-t-u-u-v"

-5 letters: bushmasters, subchapters.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Verbascum Thapsus


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

56 65 72 62 61 73 63 75 6D      54 68 61 70 73 75 73

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010110 01100101 01110010 01100010 01100001 01110011 01100011 01110101 01101101 00100000 01010100 01101000 01100001 01110000 01110011 01110101 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#86 &#101 &#114 &#98 &#97 &#115 &#99 &#117 &#109 &#32 &#84 &#104 &#97 &#112 &#115 &#117 &#115

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0056 0065 0072 0062 0061 0073 0063 0075 006D      0054 0068 0061 0070 0073 0075 0073

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

567184686785698779254746782858785

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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