mullen

CEFRC2

/mˈʌlən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A tall plant with soft leaves and yellow flowers.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A place in the United States:, A ghost town in Yolo County, California.

Examples

  • The tall mullen plant grew wild along the roadside.

  • Mullen plants have beautiful flowers.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A surname.

More examples

In context

  • The mullen root is used medicinally.

  • We have had a hard battle with the weeds and their roots in our lawn, the docks and the mullens and the pusley.

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Question 1 · Quick check

The tall blank plant has fuzzy leaves and a spike of small yellow flowers.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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