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Definition of Purple mullein
1. Noun. Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purple Mullein
Literary usage of Purple mullein
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hortus Kewensis: Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1789)
"purple mullein. Nat. of the South of Europe. Cult. 1597, by Mr. John Gerard. Ger.
herb. 633. /. 2. Fl. May July. H. $. 10. ..."
2. Hortus Kewensis: Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1789)
"lH). "Jacqu. au/lr. 2. p. 15. urn. t. 125. purple mullein. Nat. of the South of
Europe. Cult. 1597, ЬУ Mr. John Gerard. Ger. herb. 633./. 2. Fl. May July. ..."
3. Provincial Medical & Surgical Journal (1843)
"I doubt not that this testimony refers to the purple mullein, as it is called,
but am not surprised that confusion should exist, from the different species ..."
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