Adam's flannel
/ˌadəmz ˈflanl/Now chiefly historical
noun
The common mullein, Verbascum thapsus.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in William Carr (d. 1843). From the genitive of the name of Adam + flannel, apparently so called on account of its large soft woolly leaves.
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