Velvet-leaf

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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