'Lavatera arborea' definitions:
Definition of 'Lavatera arborea'
(from WordNet)
noun
Arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States [syn: tree mallow, velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, Lavatera arborea]
Definition of 'Lavatera arborea'
From: GCIDE
- Mallow \Mal"low\, Mallows \Mal"lows\, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe, fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala`chh; cf. mala`ssein to soften, malako`s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. Mauve, Malachite.] (Bot.) A genus of plants (Malva) having mucilaginous qualities. See Malvaceous. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The flowers of the common mallow (Malva sylvestris) are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow ({Malva rotundifolia}) is a common weed, and its flattened, dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree mallow (Malva Mauritiana and Lavatera arborea), musk mallow (Malva moschata), rose mallow or hollyhock, and curled mallow (Malva crispa), are less commonly seen. [1913 Webster]
- Indian mallow. See Abutilon.
- Jew's mallow, a plant (Corchorus olitorius) used as a pot herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria.
- Marsh mallow. See under Marsh. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lavatera arborea'
From: 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]