velvet-leaf

2 definitions found

velvet-leaf - 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]

velvet-leaf - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  velvet-leaf
      n 1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry
           leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United
           States [syn: tree mallow, velvetleaf, 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:
         velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow,
         butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti]