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VELVETLEAF
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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 States
Synonyms:
Abutilon theophrasti; butter-print; China jute; Indian mallow; velvet-leaf; velvetleaf; velvetweed
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("velvetleaf" is a kind of...):
mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)
Holonyms ("velvetleaf" 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 States
Synonyms:
Lavatera arborea; tree mallow; velvet-leaf; velvetleaf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("velvetleaf" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("velvetleaf" is a member of...):
genus Lavatera; Lavatera (widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers)
