Vel·vet·leaf n. Bot. 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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velvet-leaf
n 1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry
leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United
States [syn: tree mallow, velvetleaf, Lavatera
arborea]
2: 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 [syn:
velvetleaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print,
China jute, Abutilon theophrasti]
velvetleaf
n 1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry
leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United
States [syn: tree mallow, velvet-leaf, Lavatera
arborea]
2: 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 [syn:
velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print,
China jute, Abutilon theophrasti]