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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The mullen. Compare hag-taper.

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  1. n. The common mullein.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Bot.) The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet, anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and hig-taper.

Etymologies

  1. torch +‎ wort, because in ancient times the stalks were dipped in suet and used as torches. (Wiktionary)

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