| velvetleaf 
 
 1. 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
 • Hypernyms:
 mallow
 • Member Holonyms:
 Abutilon, genus Abutilon
 2. arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers;
 southwestern United States
 • Syn:
 tree mallow, velvet-leaf, Lavatera arborea
 • Hypernyms:
 shrub, bush
 • Member Holonyms:
 Lavatera, genus Lavatera
 
 
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