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    VELVET-LEAF

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    Abutilon theophrasti; butter-print; China jute; Indian mallow; velvet-leaf; velvetleaf; velvetweed

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("velvet-leaf" is a kind of...):

    mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)

    Holonyms ("velvet-leaf" is a member of...):

    Abutilon; genus Abutilon (herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    Lavatera arborea; tree mallow; velvet-leaf; velvetleaf

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("velvet-leaf" is a kind of...):

    bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

    Holonyms ("velvet-leaf" is a member of...):

    genus Lavatera; Lavatera (widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers)

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