dail melfed

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • dail y melfed

Etymology

dail (“leaf”) + melfed (“velvet”).

Noun

dail melfed f pl (singulative deilen felfed)

  1. common mullein, great mullein, Aaron's rod (Verbascum thapsus)
    Synonyms: pannog felen, melfedog
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti)

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dail y melfed”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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