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Common Mullein

Definition: Common Mullein

Common Mullein

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: Common Mullein

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

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Crosswords: Common Mullein

English words defined with "common mullein": Hig-taperJupiter's staffShepherd's clubTorchwortVelvet dock. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Common Mullein

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

common mullein

3

common mullein use

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Common Mullein

Language Translations for "common mullein"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

kongelys (great mullein, high taper, mullein, verbascum), filtbladet kongelys (great mullein, high taper, mullein, verbascum). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

windbloemtoorts (great mullein, high taper, mullein, verbascum), koningskaars (Aaron's rod, mullein). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

ukontulikukka (great mullein, high taper, mullein, verbascum). (various references)

   

French

  

molène, herbe de St.Fiacre, bouillon blanc. (various references)

   

German

  

Königskerze (great mullein, high taper, mullein, verbascum), Großblättrige Königskerze (great mullein, high taper, mullein, verbascum). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

καλάνθρωπος (great mullein, high taper, mullein, verbascum), φλόμος ο άρρην (great mullein, high taper, mullein, verbascum), φλόμος (mullein), θάψος (great mullein, high taper, mullein, verbascum). (various references)

   

Italian

  

verbascum thapsus (great mullein, high taper, mullein, verbascum), verbasco (great mullein, high taper, mullein, verbascum). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ommoncay ulleinmay

   

Portuguese

  

verbasco (mullein). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

verbasco (great mullein, high taper, mullein, verbascum), gordolobo (great mullein, high taper, mullein, verbascum). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

kungsljus (Aaron's rod, mullein). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Common Mullein

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Verbascum phlomoides, Verbascum thapsus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Anagrams: Common Mullein

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-i-l-l-m-m-m-n-n-o-o-u"

-4 letters: communion, monocline.

-5 letters: encomium, linoleum, meconium, mnemonic, monellin, nucleoli, uncommon.

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

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Translations: Ancient
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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