flannel leaf

/ˌflænl lif/

Other forms: flannel leaves

Definitions of flannel leaf

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: mullein, velvet plant

   types:

   Verbascum blattaria, moth mullein

   European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America

   Verbascum lychnitis, white mullein

   densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America

   Verbascum phoeniceum, purple mullein

   Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers

   Aaron's rod, Verbascum thapsus, common mullein, flannel mullein, great mullein, torch, woolly mullein

   tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests