† wolleynn.
suggested by Lyte [after woollen adj. and n.] as an alternative for mullein n.
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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
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. lxxxi. 118 Mulleyn (or rather Wolleyn).
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. lxxxi. 119 Mulleyne, or rather Wulleyn.
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