Königskerze

Definitions of Königskerze
  1. noun
    any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
    synonyms: Wollblume, Wollkraut
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    Motten-Königskerze
    European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
    Violette Königskerze
    Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers
    Aronstabgewächs, Großblütige Königskerze
    tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
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