† tapsebarben.
Obsolete. rare.
The Great Torch Mullein.
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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
c1450 Alphita (Anecd. Oxon.) 182/1 Tapsus barbatus maior masculus,..g[allice] molayne, an[glice] catesteyl, uel feldwrt.]
1526 Grete Herball ccccvii. sig. Yijv/1 Tapsebarbe is a maner of herbe called moleyne, wherof is made a maner of torches whan it is greased.
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