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English noun: velvetleaf

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


SynonymsLavatera arborea, tree mallow, velvet-leaf


Broader (hypernym)bush, shrub


Member meronymgenus Lavatera, Lavatera

2. velvetleaf (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, velvet-leaf, velvetweed


Broader (hypernym)mallow


Member meronymAbutilon, genus Abutilon









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