hag-taper

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hag +‎ taper; see taper (“candle”).

Noun

hag-taper (plural hag-tapers)

  1. The great woolly mullein (Verbascum thapsus).
    Synonyms: torchwort, common mullein, great mullein, Adam's flannel, Jacob's staff, Aaron's rod, Jupiter's staff, cow's lungwort
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