mullein pink
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mullein pink
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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“When I was a little girl,” she ruminated, “I was awfully fond of the rose-in-campin’ that grew in our garden at home—you mind it, mother; mullein pink, some call it.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 by Various
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