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great mullein vs velvet plant

velvet plant vs great mullein

great mullein and velvet plant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
great mullein Yes No No No
velvet plant Yes No No No
As nouns, velvet plant is a hypernym of great mullein; that is, velvet plant is a word with a broader meaning than great mullein:
  • great mullein: tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
  • velvet plant: any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
Other hypernyms of great mullein include flannel leaf, mullein.
great mullein (noun) velvet plant (noun)
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs
any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
Difference between great mullein and velvet plant

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