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mul·lein | \ ˈmə-lən 
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or less commonly mullen
Definition of mullein
: any of a genus (Verbascum) of usually woolly-leaved Eurasian herbs of the snapdragon family including some that are naturalized in North America
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Recent Examples on the Web Today, mullein leaves are occasionally used to fashion insoles for weary hikers.
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Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, "Six Best Toilet Paper Substitutes from Nature," 20 Mar. 2020 On a walk Lynx found some deer scat and handed it out, and a bit of stringy inner bark too, some dead limbs, mullein stalks.
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Nellie Bowles, New York Times, "How to Prepare Now for the Complete End of the World," 5 Mar. 2020 There is also a blanket of turkey mullein or doveweed, a pale green, furry, low growing native plant that provides dove with a good source of seed.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Wet winter brings variety of visitors to garden," 3 Aug. 2019 Another biennial introduced by settlers that grows wild in our area is common mullein.
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Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, "Some non-native weeds flourish in Idaho," 31 May 2017 Plants especially susceptible to fasciation include ferns, willow trees, delphiniums, foxgloves, forsythia, euphorbias, lilies, primulas and verbascums such as the mullein.
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Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, "Some non-native weeds flourish in Idaho," 31 May 2017 Native to Turkey, silver mullein starts out with large, white furry leaves that form neat low-growing rosettes.
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Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, "Silver mullein shines in low-water garden," 5 May 2017
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