cissampelos pareira

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cissampelos pareira - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Velvetleaf \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.
     [1913 Webster]