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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0
 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]
From: WordNet (r) 2.0
 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]