| 单词 | moth mullein |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmoth mullein moth mullein n. [compare early modern Low German Mottencruyt] (originally) any of several kinds of mullein ( Verbascum species), formerly reputed to attract or to kill moths; (now) spec. V. blattaria. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Scrophulariaceae (figwort and allies) > [noun] > mullein feltwortc1000 verbascumOE Thapsusa1400 mullein?a1425 hag taper1526 high-taper1526 tapsebarbe1526 lungwort1538 torch1552 moth mullein1578 wolleyn1578 woollen1578 hedge-taper1579 wool-blade1585 bullock's lungwort1597 candlewick mullein1597 mullet1597 torch-herb1598 taperwort1601 torchwort1647 Jupiter's staff1664 cow's lungwort1777 shepherd's club1790 woollens1800 flannel-leaf1821 Adam's flannel1828 flannel-plant1849 king's taper1858 torch-blade1861 velvet-dock1863 Jacob's staff1879 shepherd's staff1882 wool-plant1883 shepherd's gourd1896 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. lxxxii. 122 It may be called in English Purple, or Mothe Mulleyn. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 634 Concerning the plants comprehended vnder the titles of Blattaria, or Moth Mulleins, I finde nothing written of them, sauing that mothes, butterflies, and all maner of smaller flies and bats, do resort vnto the place wheresoeuer these herbes be laide or strowed. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 538 The Hearbe called Purple, or Mothmullein. 1648 J. Bobart Eng. Catal. at Mullein, in Catalogus Plantarum Horti Medici Oxoniensis Yellow Mothmulleine, Blattaria flo, luteo. 1778 R. Weston Gardener's & Planter's Cal. (ed. 2) 303 Moth Mullein. Yellow Moth Mullein. White. 1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal II. 563/2 In some species, Verbascum nigrum, the Dark Mullein, and V. blattaria, the Moth Mullein, the filament hairs are purple. 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 238 Moth Mullein. Quite distinct from the other species we offer. < as lemmas |
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