purple mullein

/ˌpʌrpəl ˌmʌlən/
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Definitions of purple mullein
  1. noun
    Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers
    synonyms: Verbascum phoeniceum
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    type of:
    flannel leaf, mullein, velvet plant
    any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
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