| verbascum | (n) genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves, Syn. genus Verbascum |
| common mullein | (n) tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches, Syn. Verbascum thapsus, great mullein, flannel mullein, torch, woolly mullein, Aaron's rod |
| moth mullein | (n) European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America, Syn. Verbascum blattaria |
| purple mullein | (n) Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers, Syn. Verbascum phoeniceum |
| white mullein | (n) densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America, Syn. Verbascum lychnitis |