LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

verbascum

verbascum n (genitive verbascī)

Meaning

  1. neutermullein

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeverbascumverbasca
genitiveverbascīverbascōrum
dativeverbascōverbascīs
accusativeverbascumverbasca
ablativeverbascōverbascīs
vocativeverbascumverbasca

verbascum, i, n.,
I. a plant, mullein, Plin. 25, 10, 73, § 120; 26, 4, 11, § 23.

Origins

Related to verbēna (“foliage”).

Descendants
  • Italianbarbasso
  • Italiantasso barbasso
  • Italiantassobarbasso
  • Englishverbascumfrom Translingual Verbascum
  • Italianverbascofrom Translingual Verbascum
  • Portugueseverbascofrom Translingual Verbascum
  • Spanishverbascofrom Translingual Verbascum

In English words that came into English from verbascum

  • barbascoverbascum

Quick answers

What does verbascum mean in Latin?
verbascum, a noun, means “mullein”.
What is the genitive of verbascum?
The genitive singular is verbascī. verbascum is neuter, second declension.