1. Unclassified
A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two.
2. Unclassified
A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.
3. Noun
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
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