Verbascum Blattaria (Noun)
Meaning
European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Verbascum blattaria grows wild along the sides of the highway and produces stunning yellow blooms.
- Verbascum blattaria flowers range from a pale yellow to deep purple color.
- Moth mullein is a colloquialism used for verbascum blattaria because the hairy filaments surrounding the anthers are similar to the antennae of a moth.
- To treat digestive problems verbascum blattaria is boiled into a medicinal tea that contains natural ingredients for treatment.
- Freshly collected dried roots and the leaf hairs of the verbascum blattaria were burnt by local Americans in smoking pipes mixed with other medicinal plant combinations for added taste and beneficial attributes.