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English noun: velvet-leaf

1. velvet-leaf (plant) arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States


SynonymsLavatera arborea, tree mallow, velvetleaf


Broader (hypernym)bush, shrub


Member meronymgenus Lavatera, Lavatera

2. velvet-leaf (plant) 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


SynonymsAbutilon theophrasti, butter-print, China jute, Indian mallow, velvetleaf, velvetweed


Broader (hypernym)mallow


Member meronymAbutilon, genus Abutilon









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