velvetweed

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velvetweed - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  velvetweed
      n 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: velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow
           , butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti
           ]