English Explanatory Dictionary

Adam's flannel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mullein (Verbascum thapsus).

Word forms

Adam's flannel

Etymology

In reference to the Biblical Adam, who would have had to improvise clothing from plant materials.

Synonyms

torchwort hag-taper common mullein great mullein Jacob's staff Aaron's rod Jupiter's staff cow's lungwort
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