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verbascum
(wn) | Verbascum
n 1: genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly
leaves [syn: Verbascum, genus Verbascum] |
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Verbascum Blattaria
(gcide) | Moth \Moth\, n.; pl. Moths (m[o^]thz). [OE. mothe, AS.
mo[eth][eth]e; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and
prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf. Mad, n., Mawk.]
1. (Zool.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not
included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io
moth; hawk moth.
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2. (Zool.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments,
grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth.
See these terms under Clothes, Grain, etc.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of various other insects that destroy
woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvae of several
species of beetles of the genera Dermestes and
Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvae of
Anthrenus. See Carpet beetle, under Carpet,
Dermestes, Anthrenus.
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4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or
wastes any other thing.
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Moth blight (Zool.), any plant louse of the genus
Aleurodes, and related genera. They are injurious to
various plants.
Moth gnat (Zool.), a dipterous insect of the genus
Bychoda, having fringed wings.
Moth hunter (Zool.), the goatsucker.
Moth miller (Zool.), a clothes moth. See Miller, 3,
(a) .
Moth mullein (Bot.), a common herb of the genus Verbascum
(Verbascum Blattaria), having large wheel-shaped yellow
or whitish flowers.
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Verbascum Thapsus
(gcide) | Hag-taper \Hag"-ta`per\ (-t[=a]`p[~e]r), n. [Cf. 1st Hag, and
Hig-taper.] (Bot.)
The great woolly mullein (Verbascum Thapsus).
[1913 Webster]Adam \Ad"am\, n.
1. The name given in the Bible to the first man, the
progenitor of the human race.
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2. (As a symbol) "Original sin;" human frailty.
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And whipped the offending Adam out of him. --Shak.
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Adam's ale, water. [Coll.]
Adam's apple.
1. (Bot.)
(a) A species of banana (Musa paradisiaca). It attains a
height of twenty feet or more. --Paxton.
(b) A species of lime (Citris limetta).
2. The projection formed by the thyroid cartilage in the
neck. It is particularly prominent in males, and is so
called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden
fruit (an apple) sticking in the throat of our first
parent.
Adam's flannel (Bot.), the mullein (Verbascum thapsus).
Adam's needle (Bot.), the popular name of a genus (Yucca)
of liliaceous plants.
[1913 Webster]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}.
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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]Hig-taper \Hig"-ta`per\, n. [Cf. Hag-taper.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Verbascum (Verbascum Thapsus); the
common mullein. [Also high-taper and hag-taper.] Hijera |
Verbascum thapsus
(gcide) | Hag-taper \Hag"-ta`per\ (-t[=a]`p[~e]r), n. [Cf. 1st Hag, and
Hig-taper.] (Bot.)
The great woolly mullein (Verbascum Thapsus).
[1913 Webster]Adam \Ad"am\, n.
1. The name given in the Bible to the first man, the
progenitor of the human race.
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2. (As a symbol) "Original sin;" human frailty.
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And whipped the offending Adam out of him. --Shak.
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Adam's ale, water. [Coll.]
Adam's apple.
1. (Bot.)
(a) A species of banana (Musa paradisiaca). It attains a
height of twenty feet or more. --Paxton.
(b) A species of lime (Citris limetta).
2. The projection formed by the thyroid cartilage in the
neck. It is particularly prominent in males, and is so
called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden
fruit (an apple) sticking in the throat of our first
parent.
Adam's flannel (Bot.), the mullein (Verbascum thapsus).
Adam's needle (Bot.), the popular name of a genus (Yucca)
of liliaceous plants.
[1913 Webster]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}.
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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]Hig-taper \Hig"-ta`per\, n. [Cf. Hag-taper.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Verbascum (Verbascum Thapsus); the
common mullein. [Also high-taper and hag-taper.] Hijera |
Verbascum Thapsus
(gcide) | Hag-taper \Hag"-ta`per\ (-t[=a]`p[~e]r), n. [Cf. 1st Hag, and
Hig-taper.] (Bot.)
The great woolly mullein (Verbascum Thapsus).
[1913 Webster]Adam \Ad"am\, n.
1. The name given in the Bible to the first man, the
progenitor of the human race.
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2. (As a symbol) "Original sin;" human frailty.
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And whipped the offending Adam out of him. --Shak.
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Adam's ale, water. [Coll.]
Adam's apple.
1. (Bot.)
(a) A species of banana (Musa paradisiaca). It attains a
height of twenty feet or more. --Paxton.
(b) A species of lime (Citris limetta).
2. The projection formed by the thyroid cartilage in the
neck. It is particularly prominent in males, and is so
called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden
fruit (an apple) sticking in the throat of our first
parent.
Adam's flannel (Bot.), the mullein (Verbascum thapsus).
Adam's needle (Bot.), the popular name of a genus (Yucca)
of liliaceous plants.
[1913 Webster]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}.
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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]Hig-taper \Hig"-ta`per\, n. [Cf. Hag-taper.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Verbascum (Verbascum Thapsus); the
common mullein. [Also high-taper and hag-taper.] Hijera |
genus verbascum
(wn) | genus Verbascum
n 1: genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly
leaves [syn: Verbascum, genus Verbascum] |
verbascum blattaria
(wn) | Verbascum blattaria
n 1: European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or
purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
[syn: moth mullein, Verbascum blattaria] |
verbascum lychnitis
(wn) | Verbascum lychnitis
n 1: densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers;
naturalized in North America [syn: white mullein,
Verbascum lychnitis] |
verbascum phoeniceum
(wn) | Verbascum phoeniceum
n 1: Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers [syn:
purple mullein, Verbascum phoeniceum] |
verbascum thapsus
(wn) | Verbascum thapsus
n 1: tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow
flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in
tallow for funeral torches [syn: common mullein, {great
mullein}, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, {woolly
mullein}, torch, Verbascum thapsus] |
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