high-taper

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hig-taper \Hig"-ta`per\, n. [Cf. {Hag-taper}.] (Bot.)
   A plant of the genus {Verbascum} ({Verbascum Thapsus}); the
   common mullein. [Also {high-taper} and {hag-taper}.] Hijera