Definitions for velvetleaf

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tree mallow, velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, Lavatera arborea(noun)

    arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States

  2. velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti(noun)

    tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States

Wiktionary

  1. velvetleaf(Noun)

    A tall Asian herb, Abutilon theophrasti, that has velvety heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers

Webster Dictionary

  1. Velvetleaf(noun)

    a name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves, as the Abutilon Avicennae, the Cissampelos Pareira, and the Lavatera arborea, and even the common mullein


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