phlomis

noun

phlo·​mis

ˈflōmə̇s

1

capitalized : a genus of Old World mints having rugose often woolly leaves and whorls of white, yellow, or purple flowers with bilabiate corolla

2

plural -es : a plant of the genus Phlomis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin phlomis, phlomos mullein, from Greek

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