flannelflower

noun

1

: mullein

2

: a Brazilian vine (Macrosiphonia longiflora) of the family Apocynaceae having woolly leaves

3

: an Australian plant (Actinotus helianthi) of the family Umbelliferae of which the umbels have a white velvety involucre

called also satinflower

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