† ˈtapsebarbe Obs. rare—1.
[? obs. F., ad. med.L. T(h)apsus barbatus, former name of Verbascum Thapsus.]
The Great Torch Mullein.
| [c 1450 Alphita (Anecd. Oxon.) 182/1 Tapsus barbatus maior masculus,..g[allice] molayne, an[glice] catesteyl, uel feldwrt.] 1526 Grete Herball ccccvii. (1529) Y ij b, Tapsebarbe is a maner of herbe called moleyne, wherof is made a maner of torches whan it is greased. |