mullein

== English == === Alternative forms === mullen === Etymology === From Middle English moleyne, from Anglo-Norman moleine, which is either a Celtic borrowing and derived from Proto-Celtic *melinos (“yellow”) from *meli (“honey”) – an adjective found in Breton melen (“yellow”) and Welsh melyn (“yellow”) – or from mol (“soft”), from Latin mollis (“soft”), referencing the plant's fluffy, downy leaves, also apparent in synonyms such as feltwort, flannel leaf, and velvet plant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmʌlɪn/ Rhymes: -ʌlɪn === Noun === mullein (usually uncountable, plural mulleins) Any of a few hundred species of European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, especially that majority that have yellow flowers. [from 14th c.] Synonyms: Aaron's rod, cow's lungwort, feltwort, flannel leaf, velvet plant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === mullein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Verbascum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Verbascum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Finnish == === Noun === mullein instructive plural of mulli === Anagrams === minulle, munille